Product: The Valachi Papers (1972)
Rating: 5.0
Glad this Hard to Get Title is in DVD
I remember watching this in my 20;s and loving it for its authentic acting and grittiness. For many years this was a hard to obtain title,but thankfully its out on DVD. Before Stallone, Arnold, and Bruce Willis, there was Charles Bronson and he gives his usual understated but tough performance as the mafia;s first soldier to break the code of Omerta. Loosely based on Peter Maas bestseller, The Valachi Papers, the movie depicts how Joe Valachi became made,(inducted into the Mafia)[Valachi was the first Mafiaso to describe the swearing in ritual] his rise as a soldier within the Genovese Crime Family, and the actions that compelled him to betray the crime family of which he was a loyal member. For anyone who likes a good Mob-related movie, this one is for you.