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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
Aug 15, 2020 · It's hard for me to believe that it's hard to find Borgnine movies on here; that no one labels them as such so they may come up in a search...? • Anyhow • Great movie that has strong performances with accurate speech and custom.
- 111 min
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.
Joe has been trying to persuade the local victims of a group of extortionists known as La Mano Nera, or the Black Hand, to testify against the thugs, but the business owners who receive written warnings to "pay or die" are too distrustful of the police to cooperate.
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. Movie deals with organized crime "protection" rackets.
Pay or Die is the real lie story of honest cop, Lt. Joe Petrosino who with his squad of Italian cops fought the Black Hand who terrorized their fellow Italians neighborhood store owners by demanding protection money.
