Pay or Die! (1960)
Crime
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.
Cast
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Adelina Saulino
D. Caputo, Ragman
Johnny Viscardi
Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia
Miss Salvi
Lupo's Girl
Triscola
Mama Saulino
Papa Saulino
Vito Zarillo
Police Commissioner
Luigi Di Sarno
Enrico Caruso
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Officer Simonetti
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Still Photographer