Film

Pay or Die!

1960 · 1h 51m · Crime

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

IMDb

6.9

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.

Ernest Borgnine

Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino

Zohra Lampert

Adelina Saulino

Renata Vanni

Mama Saulino

Bruno Della Santina

Papa Saulino

Franco Corsaro

Vito Zarillo

Robert F. Simon

Police Commissioner

Robert Ellenstein

Luigi Di Sarno

Howard Caine

Enrico Caruso

Barry Russo

Lupo Miano (as John Duke)

Vito Scotti

Officer Simonetti

John Marley

D. Caputo, Ragman

Alan Austin

Johnny Viscardi

Sheryl Deauville

Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia

Delia Salvi

Miss Salvi

Margarita Cordova

Lupo's Girl

David Fresco

Triscola

• Richard WilsonProducer · Director
• Richard CollinsWriter
• Bertram MillhauserWriter
• Lucien BallardDirector of Photography
• David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
• Walter HannemannEditor

Release date

July 27, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Crime

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