Joe Valachi - I segreti di "Cosa Nostra"
Director:
Terence YoungCámara:
Aldo TontiReparto:
Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Amedeo Nazzari, Pupella Maggio, Angelo Infanti (más)Streaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
Tras largos años como miembro de la familia Genovese, Joe Valachi es arrestado y encerrado en la cárcel. Allí decidirá romper la famosa 'omertá' (la ley del silencio) y testificar en un juicio contra la más poderosa familia mafiosa de Nueva York. A partir de ese momento, se convertirá en el testigo más importante de la historia judicial americana... y también en el más acosado. (Divisa Home Video)
(más)Reseñas (1)
Movies, just like people, age, and fortunately, The Valachi Papers does so gracefully. With some reflections on film history, I tend to feel a sense of bitterness and painful disappointment, but nothing similar happened here. Not everything runs as smoothly as it did when it was made, but the above-average casting saves a lot of the film. It is only evident what a difference there is between a true acting powerhouse, whom I consider Lino Ventura to be, and Charles Bronson, who, in my eyes, is simply a charismatic character actor who excels the most in the roles of silent killers with minimal facial expressions. Here, character acting is demanded from him, and sometimes Bronson falls short. The Valachi Papers certainly isn't among the best genre films of its decade, but it is still decent entertainment. Overall impression: 70%.
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