Prince of the City [Blu-ray]

Director: Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet

Overview

Inspired by a true story, this film stars Treat Williams as a Manhattan detective who agrees to help the U.S. Department of Justice weed out corruption in the NYPD. Wired for sound, Williams almost immediately stumbles upon a police conspiracy to smuggle narcotics to informants in order to insure cooperation.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/2021
UPC:	0883929775910
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Language:	English
Time:	2:47:00
Sales rank:	20,807

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Treat Williams	Detective Daniel Ciello
Richard Foronjy	Detective Joe Marinaro
Don Billett	Detective Bill Mayo
Kenny Marino	Dom Bando
Jerry Orbach	Gus Levy
Carmine Caridi	Gino Mascone
Tony Page	Raf Alvarez
Norman Parker	Rick Cappalino
Paul Roebling	Brooks Paige
Bob Balaban	Santimassino
James Tolkan	D.P. Polito
Steve Inwood	Mario Vincente
Lindsay Crouse	Carla Ciello
Matthew Laurance	Ronnie Ciello
Tony Turco	Socks Ciello
Ronald Maccone	Nick Napoli
Ron Karabatsos	Dave DeBennedeto
Tony DiBenedetto	Carl Alagretti
Tony Munafo	Rocky Gazzo
Robert Christian	The King
Lee Richardson	Sam Heinsdorff
Lane Smith	Tug Barnes
Cosmo Allegretti	Marcel Sardino
Bobby Alto	Mr. Kanter
Michael Beckett	Michael Blomberg
Burton Collins	Young Virginia Guard
Henry Ferrentino	Older Guard
Carmine Foresta	Ernie
Conrad Fowkes	Elroy
Peter Friedman	DA Goldman
Peter Michael Goetz	Atty. DeLuth
Lance Henriksen	DA Burano
Eddie Jones	Ned
Don Leslie	DA Amato
Dana Lorge	Ann
Harry Madsen	Bubba
E.D. Miller	Sgt. Edelman
Cynthia Nixon	Jeannie
Lionel Pina	Sancho
Jose Santana	Jose

Technical Credits

Sidney Lumet

Jay Presson Allen

Sidney Lumet	Director,Screenwriter
Jay Presson Allen	Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Burtt Harris	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Despite such influential, well-respected films as 12 Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network, director Sidney Lumet is often forgotten in considerations of the most influential filmmakers. Mirroring this under-appreciation is Lumet's neglected 1981 crime drama, Prince of the City. Overlong but fascinating, the film and its follow-up, 1982's The Verdict, stand as the director's best work of the 1980s and 1990s. Lumet showed a knack for working with new talent: the mostly unknown cast featured standout performances from Treat Williams and Jerry Orbach. The plot, dealing with corrupt New York City cops, is familiar territory for Lumet fans -- most notably in 1973's Serpico -- but Lumet makes the material seem fresh. The director would be nominated for his first Academy Award for screenwriting for Prince, along with co-writer Jay Presson Allen.