Mobsters Joseph 'The Rat' Valachi (Season 1, Episode 5)
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Mobsters

Joseph 'The Rat' Valachi (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary

he was the first member of the Italian mob to betray the code of silence by testifying before the Senate sub committee, detailing the initiation ritual, the hierarchy of each of the five families, and their business practices.

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Aug 13, 2007 (United States)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
G. Robert Blakey Self Self See fewer	They Will Destroy Us
Joseph Bonanno Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
Jerry Capeci Self - Editor Self - Editor See fewer	Gotti (1996)
James Flynn Self - FBI Agent Self - FBI Agent See fewer	Final Approach (1991)
Vito Genovese Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kefauver Investigation (1951)
Sam Giancana Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Peep Show (1965)
Ronald Goldstock Self - Former Head of New York Organized Crime Task Force Self - Former Head of New York Organized Crime Task Force See fewer	Mr. Undercover
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Lucky Luciano Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Peter Maas Self - Author: 'The Valachi Papers' Self - Author: 'The Valachi Papers' See fewer	Serpico (1973)
John L. McClellan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
Robert Morgenthau Self - New York District Attorney Self - New York District Attorney See fewer	GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (2018)
Edward Muskie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
David O'Brien Narrator Narrator See fewer	Man-Made (2007)
John Seigenthaler Self - Former Justice Department Aide Self - Former Justice Department Aide See fewer	NBC News Decision 2004 (2004)
Joe Valachi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Valachi Papers: The Valachi Hearings (1963)
Ernest Volkman Self - Author: 'Gangbusters' Self - Author: 'Gangbusters' See fewer	The Big Heist (2001)
Sidney Zion Self - Author: ' Loyalty and Betrayal' Self - Author: ' Loyalty and Betrayal' See fewer	Toots (2006)