Rent The Valachi Papers (1972)
3.2 of 5 from 70 ratings
1h 59min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- This is the true story of Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) who in 1963 before a United States Investigating Committee and a vast live television audience explained for the first time the inner workings of The Mafia, Valachi serving his third prison term was speaking from experience having been a valued member of Cosa Nostra for thirty three years, from driver to 'hit man' he had witnessed the power struggles of the Mafia's key figures including Lucky Luciano (Angelo Infanti) and Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura).
- Actors:
- Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Amedeo Nazzari, Fausto Tozzi, Pupella Maggio, Angelo Infanti, Guido Leontini, María Baxa, Mario Pilar, Franco Borelli, Alessandro Sperli, Natasha Chevelev, Anthony Dawson, Fred Valleca, John Alarimo, Calogero Azzaretto
- Directors:
- Terence Young
- Producers:
- Dino de Laurentiis, Roger Duchet
- Writers:
- Stephen Geller, Peter Maas, Massimo De Rita, Dino Maiuri
- Studio:
- Blackhorse Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, Films & TV by topic, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/01/2021
- Run Time:
- 126 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with film historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the 'Death Wish' Films and Bronson's Loose Again!
- In the Make-up Room (2021, 18 mins): celebrated make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi recalls his time working on 'The Valachi Papers'
- Reviewing the Evidence (2021, 35 mins) screenwriter Stephen Geller shares personal anecdotes about the production
- Valachi: The Violent Era (1972, 7 mins): archival making-of documentary with on-set interviews with director Terence Young and actor Charles Bronson
- On-set footage (1972, 2 mins): rare behind-the-scenes material capturing the filming of a key scene
- The Valachi Hearings (1963, 18 mins): archival broadcast footage from Joseph Valachi's original testimony to Senator John L McClellan's congressional committee on organised crime
- US theatrical trailer
- German theatrical trailer
- US TV spot
- US radio spot
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
