The Valachi Papers
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The Valachi Papers is a 1972 crime film dramatizing the real-life testimony of Mafia informant Joe Valachi and exposing the inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Valachi Papers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Valachi Papers Context triple: [Adolfo Celi, notableWork, The Valachi Papers]
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A.
The Informer
The Informer is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Ford, renowned for its expressionistic style and Ford’s Oscar-winning direction.
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B.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
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C.
A Dirty War
A Dirty War is a non-fiction book by Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya that documents human rights abuses and the brutal realities of the Second Chechen War.
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D.
The Most Dangerous Man in America
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is a film project produced by Neal Dodson, known within his body of work as one of his notable productions.
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E.
the Mob's Accountant
The Mob's Accountant was the nickname of Meyer Lansky, a major organized crime figure who managed and laundered the financial operations of the American Mafia in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Valachi Papers Target entity description: The Valachi Papers is a 1972 crime film dramatizing the real-life testimony of Mafia informant Joe Valachi and exposing the inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra.
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A.
The Informer
The Informer is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Ford, renowned for its expressionistic style and Ford’s Oscar-winning direction.
-
B.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
-
C.
A Dirty War
A Dirty War is a non-fiction book by Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya that documents human rights abuses and the brutal realities of the Second Chechen War.
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D.
The Most Dangerous Man in America
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is a film project produced by Neal Dodson, known within his body of work as one of his notable productions.
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E.
the Mob's Accountant
The Mob's Accountant was the nickname of Meyer Lansky, a major organized crime figure who managed and laundered the financial operations of the American Mafia in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Valachi Papers (book)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
testimony of Joe Valachi ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Peter Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Aldo Tonti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Terence Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alberto Gallitti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical
ⓘ
crime ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Valachi Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Mafia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Valachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Riz Ortolani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Mafia informant testimony
ⓘ
inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Joe Valachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vito Genovese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alexander Salkind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilya Salkind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 125 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Stephen Geller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terence Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
Prohibition era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Bronson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerald S. O'Loughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Wiseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lino Ventura NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Chiari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Valachi Papers Description of subject: The Valachi Papers is a 1972 crime film dramatizing the real-life testimony of Mafia informant Joe Valachi and exposing the inner workings of the American Cosa Nostra.
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