Pay or Die
| Pay or Die | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Wilson |
| Produced by | Richard Wilson |
| Written by |
Bertram Millhauser Richard J. Collins |
| Starring | Ernest Borgnine |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Walter Hannemann |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,500,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
Pay or Die is a 1960 film starring Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert, Howard Caine, Alan Austin, and Robert F. Simon.
Plot
It is a dramatization of the career of crusading New York City police officer Joseph Petrosino, a pioneer in the fight against organized crime in America. The film deals primarily with Petrosino and his Italian Squad's opposition to the extortion rackets of the Black Hand in lower Manhattan's Little Italy.
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine - Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
- Zohra Lampert - Adelina Saulino
- Alan Austin - Johnny Viscardi
- Renata Vanni - Mama Saulino
- Bruno Della Santina - Papa Saulino
- Robert F. Simon - Police Commissioner
- Howard Caine - Enrico Caruso
- Barry Russo - Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
- Delia Nora Salvi - Miss Salvi, Di Sarno's Secretary
Additional information
This film was also released under the following titles:
- La mafia - France
- Maksa tai kuole - Finland
- Pagar o morir - Venezuela
- Pagare o morire - Italy
- To telesigrafo tou thanatou - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
- Zahl oder stirb - West Germany
References
- ↑ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.