About Pay or Die!
- Released on July 27, 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.
Full Cast of Pay or Die!
Ernest Borgnine
plays Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Zohra Lampert
plays Adelina Saulino
Renata Vanni
plays Mama Saulino
Bruno Della Santina
plays Papa Saulino
Franco Corsaro
plays Vito Zarillo
Robert F. Simon
plays Police Commissioner
Robert Ellenstein
plays Luigi Di Sarno
Howard Caine
plays Enrico Caruso
Barry Russo
plays Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Vito Scotti
plays Officer Simonetti
John Marley
plays D. Caputo, Ragman
Alan Austin
plays Johnny Viscardi
Sheryl Deauville
plays Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia
Delia Salvi
plays Miss Salvi
Margarita Cordova
plays Lupo's Girl
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