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.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and resolved.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Charles BronsonJoe Valachi
- Lino VenturaVito Genovese
- Jill IrelandMaria Reina Valachi
- Walter ChiariDominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"
- Joseph WisemanSalvatore Maranzano
- Gerald S. O'LoughlinRyan, federal agent
- Amedeo NazzariGaetano Reina
- Fausto TozziAlbert Anastasia
- Pupella MaggioLetizia Reina
- Angelo InfantiLucky Luciano
Crew
- Terence YoungDirector
- Stephen GellerScreenplay
- Peter MaasNovel
- Aldo TontiDirector of Photography
- Armando TrovajoliOriginal Music Composer
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
- Monica FinziEditor
- Johnny DwyreEditor
- Dino De LaurentiisProducer
- Roger DuchetProducer
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