Summary
The Valachi Papers is a French crime film first released in 1972,
directed by Terence Young.
The film is based on a novel by Peter Maas and stars Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari and Joseph Wiseman.
It has also been released under the title: Cosa Nostra.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Write a synopsis for this film...
Write a synopsis for this film...
Review
User Comments
Useful links
- Best French films of 2011
- Best French films of the 2000s
- Best of the French New Wave
- Best of French film comedy
- The best 100 French films
- The most successful French films
- Great French filmmakers
Related links
- Other French films of the 1970s
- The best French films of the 1970s
- Other French dramas
- The best French dramas
- Biography and films of Terence Young
To buy this film
Check DVD and Blu-ray availability:
Credits
- Director: Terence Young
- Script: Massimo De Rita, Stephen Geller, Peter Maas (novel), Arduino Maiuri
- Photo: Aldo Tonti
- Music: Riz Ortolani, Vito Pallavicini, Armando Trovajoli, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Giovanni Capurro, Edoardo Di Capua, Ted Koehler, V. Russo
- Cast: Charles Bronson (Joe Valachi), Lino Ventura (Vito Genovese), Jill Ireland (Maria Reina Valachi), Walter Chiari (Gap), Joseph Wiseman (Salvatore Maranzano), Gerald S. O’Loughlin (Ryan), Amedeo Nazzari (Gaetano Reina), Fausto Tozzi (Albert Anastasia), Pupella Maggio (Letizia Reina), Angelo Infanti (Lucky Luciano), Guido Leontini (Tony Bender), Marķa Baxa (Donna), Mario Pilar (Salierno), Franco Borelli (Buster), Alessandro Sperli (Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria), Natasha Chevelev (Jane), Anthony Dawson (Federal Investigator), Fred Valleca (Buck)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 110 min
- Aka: Cosa Nostra; L’Affaire Valachi
Similar films
If you like this film you may also like the following:- Le Cercle rouge (1970)
- Chair de poule (1963)
- The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959)
- Le Deuxième souffle (1966)
- Le Dossier 51 (1978)
- Les Héros sont fatigués (1955)
- Judex (1963)
- La Piscine (1969)
- Plein soleil (1960)
- Police Python 357 (1976)
- La Race des seigneurs (1974)
- Solo (1970)
- Le Voleur (1967)
To buy The Valachi Papers:

Crime / Drama






