Pay or Die!
(1960)

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

Released: 1960-07-27

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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.

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Ernest Borgnine

as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino

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Zohra Lampert

as Adelina Saulino

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Renata Vanni

as Mama Saulino

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Franco Corsaro

as Vito Zarillo

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Robert F. Simon

as Police Commissioner

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Robert Ellenstein

as Luigi Di Sarno

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Howard Caine

as Enrico Caruso

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Barry Russo

as Lupo Miano (as John Duke)

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Vito Scotti

as Officer Simonetti

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John Marley

as D. Caputo, Ragman

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Alan Austin

as Johnny Viscardi

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Sheryl Deauville

as Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia

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Delia Salvi

as Miss Salvi

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