The Valachi Papers (film)

The Valachi Papers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terence Young
Screenplay by	Stephen Geller
Based on	The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Starring	Charles Bronson Lino Ventura Jill Ireland Walter Chiari Joseph Wiseman
Cinematography	Aldo Tonti
Edited by	Johnny Dwyre Monica Finzi
Music by	Riz Ortolani Armando Trovajoli
Color process	Technicolor
Production companies	Dino De Laurentiis Company Euro-France Films
Distributed by	S.N. Prodis
Release dates	9 December 1972 (1972-12-09) (France) 13 December 1972 (1972-12-13) (Italy) [1]
Running time	125 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Languages	English Italian
Budget	$4.2 million[2]
Box office	$17,106,087[3]

The Valachi Papers is a 1972 neo noir crime film directed by Terence Young. It is an adaptation of the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas, with a screenplay by Stephen Geller. It tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a Mafia informant in the early 1960s who was the first ever mafioso to acknowledge the organization's existence. The film stars Charles Bronson as Valachi and Lino Ventura as crime boss Vito Genovese, with Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Guido Leontini, Amedeo Nazzari, Fausto Tozzi, Pupella Maggio, and Angelo Infanti.