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Prince of the City

1981·2h 47m·R
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
10,654 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

Prince of the City is a 1981 drama crime movie directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Jerry Orbach, Treat Williams, Don Billett. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 10,654 votes and runs 2h 47m.

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Director
Sidney Lumet
Stars
Jerry Orbach
Treat Williams
Don Billett
Richard Foronjy
Details
1981-08-26
167 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Italian, Spanish
Keywords
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