Prince of the City (1981)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.

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.

• Released: 1981-08-19
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 2h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 189 votes

Directed by Sidney Lumet.

Top cast

• Treat Williams as Daniel Ciello
• Jerry Orbach as Gus Levy
• Richard Foronjy as Joe Marinaro
• Don Billett as Bill Mayo
• Kenny Marino as Dom Bando
• Carmine Caridi as Gino Mascone
• Tony Page as Raf Alvarez
• Norman Parker as Rick Cappalino
• Paul Roebling as Brooks Paige
• Bob Balaban as Santimassino

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Prince of the City

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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• Cry of the City (1948)
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