The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas, with a screenplay by Stephen Geller. It tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a Mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever government witness coming from the American Mafia itself. The film stars Charles Bronson as Valachi and Lino Ventura as crime boss Vito Genovese, with Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Guido Leontini, Amedeo Nazzari, Fausto Tozzi, Pupella Maggio, and Angelo Infanti.
The Valachi Papers (1972)
Directed by Terence Young
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$5,000,000
Themes
Tags
Book, Citation, Film Based On Literature, Informant, Prison, Tale, True Stories
Attributes
Based On: Crime based on actual events, The Valachi Papers
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: organized crime
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: organized crime
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JP
Carteggio Valachi
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Cosa Nostra
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Cosa Nostra - A Valachi-ügy
HU
Cosa Nostra - L'Affaire Valachi
FR
Cosa Nostran salaisuus
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Dosarele Valachi
RO
Dosije Valachi
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Grym hämnd
SE
Joe Valachi
PL
Joe Valachi - I segreti di Cosa Nostra
IT
Le dossier Valachi
FR
Los secretos de la Cosa Nostra
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Mafian korppikotkat
FI
Mazisini satan adam
TR
O Caso Valachi
PT
Os Segredos da Cosa Nostra
BR
Os Segredos da Cosa Nostra - Charles
BR
The Valachi Papers
AU, CA, IE, GB, US
Valachi
JP
Valachi-sagen
DK
Valachi-saken
NO
Ο φάκελος Βαλάτσι
GR
Οι λύκοι μεταξύ τους
GR
Φάκελλος Βαλάτσι
GR
Документите на Валачи
BG
Тайните на Коза Ностра
BG
バラキ
JP
贼杀贼
CN