Pay or Die! (1960)
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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Richard Wilson
Writing:
- Bertram Millhauser
- Richard Collins
Stars:
Release Date: 1960-07-27
7.1/10
7.1/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 111
Luigi Di Sarno
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Adelina Saulino
Johnny Viscardi
Police Commissioner
Enrico Caruso
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Officer Simonetti
D. Caputo, Ragman
Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia
Lupo's Girl
