Movie
The Valachi Papers
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1972-01-06
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- De Laurentiis Intermarco S.p.A., Euro-France Films
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Joe Valachi
- Lino Ventura as Vito Genovese
- Jill Ireland as Maria Reina Valachi
- Walter Chiari as Dominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"
- Joseph Wiseman as Salvatore Maranzano
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Ryan, federal agent
- Amedeo Nazzari as Gaetano Reina
- Fausto Tozzi as Albert Anastasia
- Pupella Maggio as Letizia Reina
- Angelo Infanti as Lucky Luciano
- Guido Leontini as Tony Bender
- María Baxa as Donna Petrillo
Crew
- Terence Young - Director
- Stephen Geller - Screenplay
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