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Valachi Papers - A Movie? #187254 07/19/04 04:15 PM 07/19/04 04:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Spring, TX Cross De Lena OP Made Member
Cross De Lena OP Made Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Spring, TX	Was The Valachi Papers ever made into a film? I seem to remember seeing a cover box with that title and Charles Bronson. Was I hallucinating? A quick search on Amazon did not turn up anything. "...And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee." - Jules' version of Ezekiel 25:17

Re: Valachi Papers - A Movie? #187255 07/19/04 06:29 PM 07/19/04 06:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 19,518 AZ Turnbull
Turnbull Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 19,518 AZ	Yes, it was made into a movie with Charles Bronson in the lead role, and it was pretty mediocre. The reason you couldn't find it on Amazon is that, for some reason, it's not available for home viewing in the US. It's available only in the UK, on videotape. Ntra la porta tua lu sangu ï¿½ sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.

Re: Valachi Papers - A Movie? #187256 07/19/04 07:03 PM 07/19/04 07:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope plawrence RIP StatMan
plawrence RIP StatMan Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 15,058 The Slippery Slope	I saw it on the big screen when it came out. I remember it as not being too bad, but what did I know then? IMDB has all the info on it. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0068341/combined "Difficult....not impossible"

Re: Valachi Papers - A Movie? #187257 07/20/04 09:45 AM 07/20/04 09:45 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Spring, TX Cross De Lena OP Made Member
Cross De Lena OP Made Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Spring, TX	Thanks guys - glad to know that my memory isn't creating it's own history. "...And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee." - Jules' version of Ezekiel 25:17