The Valachi Papers |  | Director: Terence Young
Actors: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  11 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D11522D
ISBN: 1404987398
UPC: 043396115224
EAN: 9781404987395
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
Release Date: January 3, 2006
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/27/2007 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Pg
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 the vaachi papers February 24, 2009
max
The story is great but the quality of the video isn't as well done as todays videos.
 BRONSON AT HIS BEST December 22, 2008
John Ketels (BRODHEADSVILLE, PA, U.S.A.)
ONE OF BRONSONS BEST. I AM GLAD THAT THEY FINALLY RELEASED IT ON DVD. GREAT MOVIE
One of Bronson's Best September 7, 2008
country boy (New York)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is one of bronson's best movies. I saw this many years ago and was glad to find it on DVD. If you don't like the movies about the 30's then you probably won't like this..but give it a chance..It follows Valachi's life in the mob and how he managed to out live the hit placed on him..
Bronson Fan July 2, 2008
Jan Vega (Lake Park, GA)
Great movie. Although, I purchased this movie as a gift for my husband, I really enjoyed it. Bronson, as usual, delivers great performance.
A genuine effort in telling a true story in America November 29, 2007
Pork Chop (Lisbon, Portugal)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
THE VALACHI PAPERS (1972) with the well known star, the late CHARLES
BRONSON, will interest those viewers with a passing curiosity on
crime phenomena, as well as fans of that actor and those interested
in the historical undercurrents of America, in matters of the
perpetual cat-and-mouse game of those operating within the legal
framework, with large sums of money at stake from commercial
operations, being the cops and robbers.
The picture is long in playing time.
The final product shows high filming quality, with unusual clarity
of the dialogs and script, a logical flow in which the story
unfolds (easy to understand.)
This movie is also not for everyone, or for the casual viewer,
considering the often vicious, homicidal behavior of the individuals
participating in the gang activities ( pistol shootouts, rub outs,
etc.)
It also shows the paradox of 1st and 2nd generation Italians in
America, struggling for supreme power and financial controls
over various revenue generating rackets (protection, alcohol,
commodities, etc.) in their own ethnic group, while remaining
proud of their cultural and other heritage.
The music is tastefully chosen, and the director indeed was capable
and brave enough to show some more private, realistic and humanistic
moments by the gang members, which tends to underline the
biographical, and true nature of the story told within, vs. the
fantasy tales, and robotic nonsensical behavior too often seen in
movies released post 1990's.
There is an admirable effort in portraying scenes at the turn of the
century, and the decades following WWII, with proper automobiles,
street scenes, clothes worn by the gangsters.
Overall, this picture is a genuine effort in telling the story of a
mob family from the perspective of a low-level member who managed to
live to tell his story to the world.
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