Summary
When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.1/5
Running time
2 h 5 min
Longer than most crime movies, +19 min on the typical 106
typical 106125Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+16Released
1972
January 6, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
France
Italy
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 30 more38 people
- Charles BronsonJoe Valachi
- Lino VenturaVito Genovese
- Jill IrelandMaria Reina Valachi
- Walter ChiariDominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"
- Joseph WisemanSalvatore Maranzano
- Gerald S. O'LoughlinRyan, federal agent
- Amedeo NazzariGaetano Reina
- Fausto TozziAlbert Anastasia
Pupella MaggioLetizia Reina
Angelo InfantiLucky Luciano
Guido LeontiniTony Bender
María BaxaDonna Petrillo
Mario PilarSalierno
Franco BorelliBuster
Alessandro SperliGiuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria- NCNatasha ChevelevJane
Anthony DawsonFederal Investigator
Fred VallecaBuck
John AlarimoSteven Ferrigno (uncredited)
Calogero AzzarettoMan of the clan (uncredited)
Joe Don BakerIrish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)- SBSteve BelloiseWinnie (uncredited)
Angelo BoscariolGangster (uncredited)
Nestore CavaricciPrisoner with Valachi (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Terence Young Director
Writing · 4
- Stephen Geller Screenplay
- Peter Maas Novel
- Massimo De Rita Dialogue
- Dino Maiuri Dialogue
Production · 4
- Nino Crisman Executive Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis Producer
- Roger Duchet Producer
- Jerry Ferraro Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Aldo Tonti Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Johnny Dwyre Editor
- Monica Finzi Editor
Sound · 3
- Riz Ortolani Original Music Composer
- Armando Trovajoli Original Music Composer
- Rocco Roy Mangano Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- Mario Garbuglia Production Design
- Boris Juraga Set Decoration
- Ferdinando Ruffo Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ann Roth Costume Design
- Giorgio Desideri Costume Design
- Giannetto De Rossi Makeup Artist
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