6.0
Good Sam
2019
“A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.”
Prince of the City (1981)
August 19, 19812h 47mEN
7.0
175 votes
Overview
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
Director
Sidney LumetWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8.6M
Revenue
$8.1M
Production Companies
Orion PicturesTaurus Film
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User Reviews
GenerationofSwine
10.0It hurts to watch... literally. Every time i catch it it looks like I'm watching a copy of an old VHS tape. If anything was in need of remastering.... well, Prince of the City isn't going to be remastered because I don't even think it has a cult following. And that is a crying shame, because it is a really good movie that you can currently only find bad copies of on Amazon. The script is.... meh. It really is. You have seen the corrupt narcotics pitch many times before. That's not the draw. This was riding on Serpico's heels. What is the draw is the directing. It is severely understat…
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