The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers (1972)

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Summary: 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. (imdb)

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Genres: Drama, Crime

Country: France, Italy

Directed By: Terence Young

Written By: Stephen Geller, Massimo De Rita

Starring: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Joseph Wiseman, Walter Chiari, Jill Ireland

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TCI	User	Score
na	salty dog	63	T₄
na	Serigala	65	T₆
na	ten	62	T₅
na	joseywales	55	T₃
Decent mob movie
na	imdb	64	T₅
na	Zoltan	55	T₃
na	demonhatesme	40	T₁
na	Criminal5	45	T₂
A thoroughly mediocre mob movie, but it's still interesting to watch; it was released early in 1972 before The Godfather, and though that was obviously a far superior movie, this one may nevertheless have influenced it. It's surprising to see the movie's PG rating - it's got every bit as much violence as The Godfather and more nudity to boot. Was the R-rating implemented somewhere in the middle of 1972?