Pay or Die!
The Threat...and The Picture...You'll Never Forget!
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.
Top cast
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
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 27, 1960
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Original language
- EN
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