Prince of the City (1981)
Country: US
Technical: col 167m
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach
Synopsis:
A compromised New York police detective agrees to act as a witness for Internal Affairs, but as his cooperation in exposing police corruption starts to affect former colleagues, he is forced to examine where he can afford to place his trust.
Review:
The director of Serpico again turns his beedy eye onto the topic of police corruption, and NY police at that; indeed, the abundance of professional jargon and poorly recorded dialogue is such that subtitled viewing on DVD is de rigueur. This very long film is not the realistic assemblage of incidents in a cop's life à la Joseph Wambaugh, but an intricate screenplay in which nothing is superfluous. The acting is masterly, especially in the minor roles, and Lumet is in total command of his customarily detached style.
Country: US
Technical: col 167m
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach
Synopsis:
A compromised New York police detective agrees to act as a witness for Internal Affairs, but as his cooperation in exposing police corruption starts to affect former colleagues, he is forced to examine where he can afford to place his trust.
Review:
The director of Serpico again turns his beedy eye onto the topic of police corruption, and NY police at that; indeed, the abundance of professional jargon and poorly recorded dialogue is such that subtitled viewing on DVD is de rigueur. This very long film is not the realistic assemblage of incidents in a cop's life à la Joseph Wambaugh, but an intricate screenplay in which nothing is superfluous. The acting is masterly, especially in the minor roles, and Lumet is in total command of his customarily detached style.
Country: US
Technical: col 167m
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach
Synopsis:
A compromised New York police detective agrees to act as a witness for Internal Affairs, but as his cooperation in exposing police corruption starts to affect former colleagues, he is forced to examine where he can afford to place his trust.
Review:
The director of Serpico again turns his beedy eye onto the topic of police corruption, and NY police at that; indeed, the abundance of professional jargon and poorly recorded dialogue is such that subtitled viewing on DVD is de rigueur. This very long film is not the realistic assemblage of incidents in a cop's life à la Joseph Wambaugh, but an intricate screenplay in which nothing is superfluous. The acting is masterly, especially in the minor roles, and Lumet is in total command of his customarily detached style.