Sidney LumetCast
Treat Williams Jerry Orbach 
Richard Foronjy Lindsay Crouse
Credits
Written by: Jay Presson Allen
Plot
A narcotics detective cooperates with an investigation of police corruption.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sidney Lumet's long, gripping police-corruption saga follows a detective turned informant. Treat Williams is excellent, and the film's moral complexity and bleak realism make it a powerful New York epic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (10,849 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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