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Prince of the City

A cop is turning. Nobody's safe.

Rating 7.0 / 10Release August 19, 1981Runtime 167 min

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

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