Pay or Die!
6.9
“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.
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Cast
26 people
Ernest Borgnine
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Zohra Lampert
Adelina Saulino
Known for
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Splendor in the Grass
Richard Collins
Richard Wilson
Lucien Ballard
Renata Vanni
Mama Saulino
Known for
Lady in White
A Patch of Blue
Bertram Millhauser
David Raksin
Bruno Della Santina
Papa Saulino
Also in
I Dream of Jeannie
Johnny Cool
Walter Hannemann
Franco Corsaro
Vito Zarillo
Also in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Spy Smasher
Rollie Lane
Richard Wilson Director · Bertram Millhauser Writer Richard Collins Writer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release July 27, 1960 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Allied Artists Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 27, 1960
Theatrical
Denmark
June 1, 1961
Finland
June 2, 1961
France
September 7, 1960
Ireland
February 24, 1961
Mexico
December 1, 1960
Spain
December 28, 1960 · Barcelona
Sweden
October 24, 1960
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