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The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers. Fact not Fiction.

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

2h 5m1972RTMDb 6.5

CrimeDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Terence YoungTerence YoungDirectorCharles BronsonCharles BronsonJoe ValachiLino VenturaLino VenturaVito GenoveseJill IrelandJill IrelandMaria Reina ValachiWalter ChiariWalter ChiariDominick Petrilli · aka "Gap"Joseph WisemanJoseph WisemanSalvatore MaranzanoGerald S. O'LoughlinGerald S. O'LoughlinRyan · federal agentAmedeo NazzariAmedeo NazzariGaetano ReinaFausto TozziFausto TozziAlbert AnastasiaPupella MaggioPupella MaggioLetizia ReinaAngelo InfantiAngelo InfantiLucky LucianoGuido LeontiniGuido LeontiniTony BenderMaría BaxaMaría BaxaDonna PetrilloMario PilarMario PilarSalierno
Franco BorelliBusterAlessandro SperliAlessandro SperliGiuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
Natasha ChevelevJaneAnthony DawsonAnthony DawsonFederal InvestigatorFred VallecaFred VallecaBuckJohn AlarimoJohn AlarimoSteven FerrignoCalogero AzzarettoCalogero AzzarettoMan of the clanJoe Don BakerJoe Don BakerIrish member of Valachi gang
Steve BelloiseWinnieAngelo BoscariolAngelo BoscariolGangsterNestore CavaricciNestore CavaricciPrisoner with Valachi
Giacomo De MichelisAugieBruno Di LuiaBruno Di LuiaLuciano's HenchmanArny FreemanArny FreemanWardenAlfonso GigantiAlfonso GigantiWedding party guestRon GilbertRon GilbertPrison GuardFrank GioFrank GioFrank

Storyline

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
6 January 1972
Runtime
2h 5m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (122 votes)

Production

Director
Terence Young
Writers
Peter Maas, Stephen Geller
Studios
De Laurentiis Intermarco S.p.A., Euro-France Films
Countries
France, Italy

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Italian, English