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The Valachi Papers (1972)

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Country: FR/IT
Technical: col 110m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Fred Valleca, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman, Jill Ireland

Synopsis:

A Mafia soldier is a marked man in the same prison as his former boss: in exchange for protection he must play stoolie to the D.A.

Review:

A scenario built around betrayal is never an easy sell, and this continental production shot in New York by a British director unfortunately has all the chances of turning into a tone deaf, pale imitation of The Godfather. Throw in a miscast star and ghastly violence, and it is close to commercial cynicism.

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Country: FR/IT
Technical: col 110m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Fred Valleca, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman, Jill Ireland

Synopsis:

A Mafia soldier is a marked man in the same prison as his former boss: in exchange for protection he must play stoolie to the D.A.

Review:

A scenario built around betrayal is never an easy sell, and this continental production shot in New York by a British director unfortunately has all the chances of turning into a tone deaf, pale imitation of The Godfather. Throw in a miscast star and ghastly violence, and it is close to commercial cynicism.


Country: FR/IT
Technical: col 110m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Charles Bronson, Fred Valleca, Lino Ventura, Joseph Wiseman, Jill Ireland

Synopsis:

A Mafia soldier is a marked man in the same prison as his former boss: in exchange for protection he must play stoolie to the D.A.

Review:

A scenario built around betrayal is never an easy sell, and this continental production shot in New York by a British director unfortunately has all the chances of turning into a tone deaf, pale imitation of The Godfather. Throw in a miscast star and ghastly violence, and it is close to commercial cynicism.

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