Based on Peter Mass's bestseller dramatizing the testimony of Joseph Valachi, a high-ranking member of Cosa Nostra, THE VALACHI PAPERS unfolds in flashback as the protagonist (Charles Bronson, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN) tells all to the authorities. Mob attempts on his life while he's in... [More]

Based on Peter Mass's bestseller dramatizing the testimony of Joseph Valachi, a high-ranking member of Cosa Nostra, THE VALACHI PAPERS unfolds in flashback as the protagonist (Charles Bronson, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN) tells all to the authorities. Mob attempts on his life while he's in prison have persuaded him to spill the beans, and the film proceeds as an episodic account of Mafia history between 1929 and 1963, during which time Valachi worked for notorious boss Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura). [Less]