Pay or Die!

Jul 27, 1960

1h 51m

★ 7.2

The Threat...and The Picture...You'll Never Forget!

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.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures

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Cast

Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino

Ernest Borgnine

Adelina Saulino

Zohra Lampert

Mama Saulino

Renata Vanni

Papa Saulino

Bruno Della Santina

Vito Zarillo

Franco Corsaro

Police Commissioner

Robert F. Simon

Luigi Di Sarno

Robert Ellenstein

Enrico Caruso

Howard Caine

Lupo Miano (as John Duke)

Barry Russo

Officer Simonetti

Vito Scotti

D. Caputo, Ragman

John Marley

Johnny Viscardi

Alan Austin

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