Movie Description
Pay or Die!
(1960)Overview
A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
Featured Crew
- Director : Richard Wilson
- Producer : Richard Wilson
- Writer : Richard Collins,Bertram Millhauser
- Editor : Walter Hannemann
- Cast : Ernest Borgnine,Zohra Lampert,Renata Vanni,Bruno Della Santina,Franco Corsaro,Robert F. Simon,Robert Ellenstein,Howard Caine,Barry Russo,Vito Scotti,John Marley,Alan Austin,Sheryl Deauville,Delia Salvi,Margarita Cordova,David Fresco
Cast
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Adelina Saulino
Mama Saulino
Papa Saulino
Vito Zarillo
Police Commissioner
Luigi Di Sarno
Enrico Caruso
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Officer Simonetti
D. Caputo, Ragman
Johnny Viscardi
Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia
Miss Salvi
Lupo's Girl
Triscola
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Facts
Original TitlePay or Die!
Status Released
Release Information
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1960-07-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 51m
Production CompaniesAllied Artists Pictures
Genres
- Crime
