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Pay or Die!: Directed by Richard Wilson. With Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert, Alan Austin, Renata Vanni. Between 1906-1909, NYPD Lieutenant Joe Petrosino heads the 'Italian Squad' and tries to stamp out organized crime from the city, often times amid assassination attempts by the Mafia.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Richard Wilson
- 1960-07-27
Pay or Die is a 1960 American biographical and crime film directed by Richard Wilson and starring Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert, Howard Caine, Alan Austin, and Robert F. Simon. The film is a dramatization of the career of New York City police officer Joseph Petrosino , a pioneer in the fight against organized crime in America.
- $1,500,000 (US/ Canada)
- David Raksin
- Richard Wilson
- Ernest Borgnine
Pay or Die! (1960) is based on the true story of New York Police Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, an Italian American police detective who earned the respect of the immigrants in Little Italy and formed the Italian Squad of the police department in 1905 to battle the Mafia.
Nov 14, 2023 · Pay or Die: Directed by Rachael Dyer, Scott Alexander Ruderman. Nearly 2 million Americans are held ransom, facing death without insulin. PAY OR DIE portrays families receiving these notes, unveiling life's harsh truth with chronic illness in the world's wealthiest nation.
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- Rachael Dyer, Scott Alexander Ruderman
Pay or Die! (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
Pay or Die! (1960) Set in turn-of-20th-century New York, Pay or Die! concerns Joseph Petrosino (Ernest Borgnine), a Sicilian-born NYPD lieutenant who founded Manhattan’s Police Department Italian squad and met his death while exposing the notorious Black Hand gang. The true tale is skilfully characterised, and director Richard Wilson displays ...
