Prince of the City (1981) is an American crime drama film about an
NYPD officer who chooses to expose police corruption for idealistic reasons. The character of Daniel Ciello (played by
Treat Williams) was based on real-life NYPD
Narcotics Detective
Robert Leuci and the script was based on
Robert Daley's 1978 book of the same name. The film was directed by
Sidney Lumet and also featured
Jerry Orbach.