Pay or Die!
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-07-27
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Richard Wilson
Writer: Richard Collins, Bertram Millhauser
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime
Original title: Pay or Die!
Production Companies: Allied Artists Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Ernest Borgnine
Zohra Lampert
Renata Vanni
Bruno Della Santina
Franco Corsaro
Robert F. Simon
Robert Ellenstein
Howard Caine
Barry Russo
Vito Scotti
John Marley
Alan Austin
Sheryl Deauville
Delia Salvi
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