Pay or Die
1960 film by Richard Wilson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American documentary film, see Pay or Die (2023 film).
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.
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Pay or Die | |
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Directed by | Richard Wilson |
Written by | Bertram Millhauser Richard J. Collins |
Produced by | Richard Wilson |
Starring | Ernest Borgnine |
Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
Edited by | Walter Hannemann |
Music by | David Raksin |
Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,500,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
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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. 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.