Prince of the City

Prince of the City

167 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 19, 1981

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help 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.

Prince of the City

167 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 19, 1981

Prince of the City
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help 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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Orion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Prince of the City
Directors Sidney Lumet
Writers Robert Daley, Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet

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

James Tolkan

as George Polito

Steve Inwood

as Mario Vincente

Lindsay Crouse

as Carla Ciello

Matthew Laurance

as Ronnie Ciello

Tony Turco

as Socks Ciello

Ronald Maccone

as Nicholas 'Nick' Napoli

Robert Christian

as The King

Tony Munafo

as Rocky Gazzo

Tony DiBenedetto

as Carl Alagretti

Ron Karabatsos

as Dave DeBennedeto

Lee Richardson

as Sam Heinsdorff

Lane Smith

as Tug Barnes

Cosmo 'Gus' Allegretti

as Marcel Sardino

Bobby Alto

as Mr. Kanter

Michael Beckett

as Michael Blomberg

Burton Collins

as Monty

Carmine Foresta

as Ernie Fallacci

Conard Fowkes

as Elroy Pendleton

Peter Friedman

as Goldman

Peter Michael Goetz

as Charles Deluth

Lance Henriksen

as Burano

Eddie Jones

as Ned Chippy

Don Leslie

as Louis D'Amato

Dana Lorge

as Ann Mascone

Harry Madsen

as Bubba Harris

E.D. Miller

as Sam Edelman

Cynthia Nixon

as Jeannie

Lionel Pina

as Frank Sancho

Bruce Willis

as Extra (uncredited)