---
title: 'Prince of the City (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1981-08-19'
runtime_minutes: 167
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/prince-of-the-city-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082945/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Prince of the City (1981)

1981 · R · 167 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Prince of the City is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is based on the life of Robert Leuci, called Daniel Ciello in the film, an officer of the New York Police Department who chooses, for idealistic reasons, to expose corruption in the force. The screenplay, written by Lumet and Jay Presson Allen, is based on a 1978 non-fiction book by former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Robert Daley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet), [Jay Presson Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-presson-allen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Chihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chihara)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)

## Cast

- [Cynthia Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-nixon)
- [Jerry Orbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-orbach)
- [Lee Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-richardson)
- [Richard Foronjy](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-foronjy)
- [Eddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-jones)
- [Treat Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/treat-williams)
- [Lindsay Crouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-crouse)
- [Lane Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-smith)
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen)
- [Peter Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-friedman)
- [Anthony Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-page)
- [Bob Balaban](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-balaban)
- [Peter Michael Goetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-michael-goetz)
- [James Tolkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tolkan)
- [Walter Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brooke)

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