Kael on Williams in “Prince of the City”

Yesterday (Thursday, 6.15) I wrote that as much as I’ve long admired Treat Williams‘ lead performance as Danny Ciello, a morally conflicted detective of Italian-American descent, in Sidney Lumet‘s Prince of the City (’81), what Williams does in this landmark film is "more about pushing than being."

June 16, 2023 by Jeff Wells 16 Comments

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