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    The Valachi Papers

    PG1972 · Crime drama · 2h 5m

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  1. The Valachi Papers is a film based on a book by Peter Maas about Joseph Valachi, the first Mafia informant in the US. It stars Charles Bronson as Valachi and Lino Ventura as Vito Genovese, and depicts his rise and fall in the Mafia.

  2. The Valachi Papers: Directed by Terence Young. With Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari. Gangster Joe Valachi is a marked man in the same joint where mob boss Don Vito Genovese is imprisoned and he's forced to co-operate with the DA in exchange for protection.

    • (4.5K)
    • Crime, Drama
    • Terence Young
    • 1972-12-07
  3. The Valachi Papers is a biography of Joe Valachi, the first Mafia informant in the US, written by Peter Maas. The book was based on Valachi's manuscript, which was censored and suppressed by the government, and later published online in 2020.

    • Peter Maas
    • 1968
  4. Mar 18, 2003 · The Valachi Papers is the first book to reveal the inner workings of the American Mafia, based on the testimony of Joseph Valachi, a former Genovese crime family member. It exposes the names, ranks, crimes, and secrets of the mob, and how Valachi broke the code of silence and faced the consequences.

    • (326)
    • Peter Maas
    • $13.19
    • Harper Perennial
  5. A movie based on the testimony of Joe Valachi, a former mobster who exposed the secrets of the Cosa Nostra. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for its lack of psychological depth and its attempt to change Valachi's image of himself.

  6. A true crime book about Joseph Valachi, the first Mafia turncoat who exposed the secrets of organized crime in America. Read ratings, reviews, and book details of this classic and influential work by journalist Peter Maas.

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  8. The Valachi Papers. Brooklyn mob soldier Joseph Valachi (Charles Bronson) gives the government a history of the Mafia from 1929 to 1961.

    • Crime, Drama
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