Prince of the City
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Prince of the City |
| Original title | Prince of the City |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 167 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| script |
Jay Presson Allen , Sidney Lumet |
| production | Burtt Harris |
| music | Paul Chihara |
| camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| cut | Jack Fitzstephens |
| occupation | |
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Prince of the City , alternatively Prince of the City , is an American drama directed by Sidney Lumet from 1981 . The script is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Daley .
action
Daniel Ciello has been a police investigator with the Narcotics Division of the New York City Police Department for eight years . When he is convicted of corruption, the prosecutor offers him impunity if he cooperates with the investigative authorities.
At a party, a colleague spoke to him about the rumor that he was cooperating with the public prosecutor. Ciello confirms, but adds that he is not extraditing the closest employees. Shortly afterwards a report appeared in a newspaper in which Ciello was named as an informant for the public prosecutor's office. He and his family are therefore placed under permanent protection.
Ciello is warned by his cousin Nick Napoli that they are about to kill him. He was even contacted about it, but he refused. A little later, Napoli himself is found murdered in a garbage can.
Ciello's former colleague Michael Blomberg is to be tried. Ciello is willing to lie to cover up Blomberg. However, the lawyers warned him of the consequences of perjury . Blomberg's attorney and several witnesses accuse Ciello of having committed more crimes than is previously known. One of the witnesses took a lie detector test and was convicted of a lie.
Ciello tries to persuade his colleagues to also work with the prosecutor. One of the policemen commits suicide.
background
The main role was offered to Al Pacino , who declined. The original director was Brian De Palma , who worked on the script for months before Lumet took over the project.
The film was shot in New York and grossed approximately $ 8.1 million in US cinemas.
Reviews
The lexicon of international film describes the film as “extraordinary”, “contemporary” and “full of atmosphere”.
Awards
Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award in 1982 . Sidney Lumet ( Best Director ), the Film itself ( Best Picture / Drama ) and Treat Williams ( Best Actor / Drama ) were nominated for a Golden Globe .
The film was also nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best film in 1982 . Sidney Lumet won the New York Film Critics Circle Award in 1981 and the Pasinetti Award of the Venice International Film Festival and in 1982 the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award . The National Board of Review named the film in the top ten of the year. The National Society of Film Critics nominated Jerry Orbach for Best Supporting Actor. The New York Film Critics Circle named Lumet Best Director and nominated Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet for Best Screenplay and Jerry Orbach for Best Supporting Actor.
literature
- Robert Daley : Prince of the City. Roman (original title: Prince of the City ). German by Hartmut Zahn . Heyne, Munich 1988, 4th edition, ISBN 3-453-01999-7 .
Web links
- Prince of the City in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Prince of the City at Rotten Tomatoes (English)