Pay or Die!

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

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

as Adelina Saulino

Renata Vanni

Renata Vanni

as Mama Saulino

Bruno Della Santina

Bruno Della Santina

as Papa Saulino

Franco Corsaro

Franco Corsaro

as Vito Zarillo

Robert F. Simon

Robert F. Simon

as Police Commissioner

Robert Ellenstein

Robert Ellenstein

as Luigi Di Sarno

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

as Enrico Caruso

Barry Russo

Barry Russo

as Lupo Miano (as John Duke)

Vito Scotti

Vito Scotti

as Officer Simonetti

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