
When Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura), 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura), 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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| User ReviewPrivate UArguably Charlie Bronson's greatest film, and that's saying an awful lot. |
| User ReviewJayden CClassic Charles Bronson. It doesn't get any better than this. In other words,don't fuck with Chuck. |
| User ReviewAllan CMafia from the Inside, from Actual Testimony of a Imprisoned Mobster turned States Evidence.This was a Big Deal at the Time, as there was no Goodfella's or Joseph Bananno Testimonies to feed our curiousity about the Mafia Families |
| User ReviewSimon DTrès bon film par rapport à la mafia italienne. |
| User ReviewSenor CA great movie. If you love mob movies, you will love this one. |
| User Reviewdelysid dthis is a cool gangster movie that reminded me alot of the godfather. like most bronson movies its not perfect |
| User ReviewLewis JNot the best portrayal of the mob on screen, but provides a good look at the inner workings of the mob through its most infamous years. Particularly good is the portrayal of Luciano, not so much as the playboy he is ofen shown as, but the quiet brooding and overbearing kingpin. |
| User ReviewMike MAn ultra-violent, early-era mob flick depicting feuding families in hues of splattered, dripping, oozing blood red. The story unfolds around Bronson and his rise through the ranks, while eventually having to decide whether or not to turn stoolie when pegged as a rat. With enough gunfire to make even Sam Peckinpah jealous, "The Valachi Papers" makes for one enjoyable but gory ride. |
| User ReviewRandy TAs a mob history lesson, The Valachi Papers gets a B minus, as a film it rates a solid C. The characters, especially the Italians, are reduced to thin characterizations. At times, its as though the Super Mario Brothers are recreating scenes from The Godfather or Goodfellas. The accents, and the mustaches, are just that cheesy. Still, Bronson presents an intriguing, albeit romanticized, representation of real-life mob hitman Joseph Valachi. It's interesting to note that the film's production had to be halted in the U.S. because it became too dangerous to continue. Apparently certain powerful entities didn't want the story told. It was completed in Europe. |
| User ReviewKevin RIn 1923, Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) serves a minor prison sentence. Forty years later, he appears on television to lay bare the operations of the Mafia. Follow Valachi's illustrious career with the mob, a career that takes him into the Cosa Nostra, a group so secret even the FBI have never heard of it. Finally we see Valachi operating a national crime network from his prison cell when the Mafia signals his end, by the famous KISS OF DEATH. Valachi squeals for his life, and the result is a compulsive story. also stars Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Joseph Wiseman, Walter Chiari, Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Baxa, Frank Gio and Angelo Infanti. directed by Terence Young. |