21 Oct 1988
Ariel
After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and imprisoned for various crimes.
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers. Fact not Fiction.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Charles Bronson Joe Valachi
Lino Ventura Vito Genovese
Jill Ireland Maria Reina Valachi
Walter Chiari Dominick Petrilli, aka "Gap"
Joseph Wiseman Salvatore Maranzano
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Ryan, federal agent
Amedeo Nazzari Gaetano Reina
Fausto Tozzi Albert Anastasia
Pupella Maggio Letizia Reina
Angelo Infanti Lucky Luciano
Guido Leontini Tony Bender
María Baxa Donna Petrillo
Mario Pilar Salierno
Franco Borelli Buster
Alessandro Sperli Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria
Natasha Chevelev Jane
Anthony Dawson Federal Investigator
Fred Valleca Buck
John Alarimo Steven Ferrigno (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto Man of the clan (uncredited)
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