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Pay or Die! (1960)

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

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Richard Wilson

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Zohra Lampert
Zohra Lampert
Adelina Saulino
Renata Vanni
Renata Vanni
Mama Saulino
Bruno Della Santina
Bruno Della Santina
Papa Saulino
Franco Corsaro
Franco Corsaro
Vito Zarillo
Robert F. Simon
Robert F. Simon
Police Commissioner
Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
Luigi Di Sarno
Howard Caine
Howard Caine
Enrico Caruso
Barry Russo
Barry Russo
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Officer Simonetti
John Marley
John Marley
D. Caputo, Ragman
Alan Austin
Alan Austin
Johnny Viscardi
Sheryl Deauville
Sheryl Deauville
Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia (uncredited)
Delia Salvi
Delia Salvi
Miss Salvi (uncredited)

Crews

Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Director
Richard Collins
Richard Collins
Writer
Bertram Millhauser
Bertram Millhauser
Writer
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Producer
David Raksin
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Walter Hannemann
Walter Hannemann
Editor
Rollie Lane
Rollie Lane
Still Photographer

Posters and backgrounds

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