The Valachi Papers
1972 · 125 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 4,718 VOTES · DIR. Terence Young
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,473 lines
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00:00:05 You're out of bounds, Johnny.
00:06:24 Wanna hear the punch line?
00:11:01 One.
00:16:03 Times change, Joey, and awful fast.
00:21:26 Now, everybody's seen me. The neighbors, the doorman.
00:26:50 Of course he is. You said get the best, I get the best.
00:31:28 You don't have to talk. You only have to deny it was Carlo Torrio.
00:36:02 I have learned to wait with him.
00:42:56 And all the families were responsible to the capo dei capi.
00:46:59 It slips me.
00:51:00 Okay, Mr. Maranzano.
00:56:21 Come on. Come in.
01:00:56 That's pretty good. I already got a few places picked in East Harlem.
01:07:02 - Oh, sure you do, Joey. - No, I don't.
01:12:20 My good friend Benito Mussolini could talk some sense into that Roosevelt.
01:16:16 ...and I'd like to see her put away.
01:21:15 Jeez, Don Vito, Albert's kind of told us to lay off drugs.
01:26:55 Can't leave him like that.
01:31:20 After what?
01:36:14 The difference between us, Valachi, is that I stopped spreading my legs.
01:41:11 Push it.
01:46:11 - I thought about that a lot. - Stand up, for God's sake.
01:49:41 ... the sympathy of the crowd and the crime committee.
01:54:27 - I know. I'm sorry. - Wait a minute.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,473
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:54:27
Production Record
DirectorTerence Young
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,718