Pay or Die! (1960)
The Threat...and The Picture...You'll Never Forget!
111 min
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.
- Release date
- July 27, 1960
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
- Zohra Lampert as Adelina Saulino
- Alan Austin as Johnny Viscardi
- Renata Vanni as Mama Saulino
- Bruno Della Santina as Papa Saulino
- Franco Corsaro as Vito Zarillo
- Robert F. Simon as Police Commissioner
- Robert Ellenstein as Luigi Di Sarno
- Howard Caine as Enrico Caruso
- John Duke as Lupo Miano
Crew
- Richard Wilson · Director
- Richard Collins · Writer
- Bertram Millhauser · Writer
- Richard Wilson · Producer
- David Raksin · Composer
- Lucien Ballard · Cinematographer
- Walter Hannemann · Editor
- Fernando Carrere · Production designer