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Prince of the City
Summary: 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.
Release Date: August 26, 1981
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Runtime: 2 h 47 min
MPAA: R
Production: Orion Pictures
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 8,600,000
Domestic: $ 8,124,257
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