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The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers. Fact not Fiction.

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Overview

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.

Directed by Terence Young
Written by Massimo De Rita, Dino Maiuri, Peter Maas
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Roger Duchet
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Top Cast

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joe Valachi

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Vito Genovese

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Maria Reina Valachi

Walter Chiari

Walter Chiari

Dominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Salvatore Maranzano

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Ryan, federal agent

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Gaetano Reina

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

Albert Anastasia

Pupella Maggio

Pupella Maggio

Letizia Reina

Angelo Infanti

Angelo Infanti

Lucky Luciano

Themes & Keywords

prisonprohibition eramobstermafia

About The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers is a crime, drama film released in 1972 exploring themes of prison, prohibition era, mobster, mafia. Directed by Terence Young, it stars Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland. 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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