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The Valachi Papers

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, 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.

Credits

The Valachi Papers Cast

Name Character
Jill Ireland She was 36, 53 years old when she died as Maria Reina Valachi
Joe Don Baker He was 36, now 88 years old as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)
Charles Bronson He was 51, 81 years old when he died as Joe Valachi
Angelo Infanti He was 33, 71 years old when he died as Lucky Luciano
Gerald S. O'Loughlin He was 50, 93 years old when he died as Ryan
Anthony Dawson He was 56, 75 years old when he died as Federal Investigator
Amedeo Nazzari He was 64, 71 years old when he died as Gaetano Reina
Joseph Wiseman He was 54, 91 years old when he died as Salvatore Maranzano
Fausto Tozzi He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Albert Anastasia
Walter Chiari He was 48, 67 years old when he died as Gap
Alessandro Sperli as Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
Isabelle Marchall as Mary-Lou (uncredited)
Pupella Maggio She was 62, 89 years old when she died as Letizia Reina
Arny Freeman He was 64, 77 years old when he died as Warden (uncredited)
Imelde Marani as Donna's Lover (uncredited)
Franco Borelli He was 27, now 24 years old as Buster
Lino Ventura He was 53, 68 years old when he died as Vito Genovese
Angelo Boscariol He was 41, 72 years old when he died as Gangster (uncredited)
Guido Leontini He was 45, 69 years old when he died as Tony Bender
Syl Lamont He was 59, 69 years old when he died as Commander of Fort Monmouth (uncredited)
Mario Pilar He was 45, now 97 years old as Salierno
Bruno Di Luia He was 29, now 81 years old as Luciano's Henchman (uncredited)
Franco Ressel He was 47, 60 years old when he died
María Baxa She was 26, 73 years old when she died as Donna
Sabine Sun She was 32, now 84 years old as Jane (uncredited)
Fred Valle He was 23, now 75 years old as Buck

The Valachi Papers Crew

Name Department
Ferdinando Ruffo as Set Decoration. He was 127 (now 179) years old Art
Giorgio Desideri as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Johnny Dwyre as Editor. Editing
Stephen Geller as Screenplay. He was 19 (now 71) years old Writing
Massimo De Rita as Writer. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Writing
Ann Roth as Costume Design. She was 41 (now 93) years old Costume & Make-Up
Armando Trovaioli as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (95) years old when He died Sound
Arduino Maiuri as Writer. He was 55 (67) years old when He died Writing
Boris Juraga as Set Decoration. He was 27 (now 24) years old Art
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The Valachi Papers (52 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 06, 1972
  • Runtime: 125 minutes