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Pay or Die! (1960)

Pay or Die! (1960)

Crime

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

Release Date: 1960, July 27
Directors: Richard Wilson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Allied Artists Pictures, Allied Artists Pictures
Cast: John Marley, Vito Scotti, Franco Corsaro, Ernest Borgnine, David Fresco, Robert Ellenstein, Howard Caine, Delia Salvi, Robert F. Simon, Zohra Lampert, Alan Austin, Margarita Cordova

Overview:

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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