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.
Unfortunately the movie Pay or Die! is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Richard Collins | Writer |
| Sound | David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Richard Wilson | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Wilson | Director |
| Editing | Walter Hannemann | Editor |
| Writing | Bertram Millhauser | Writer |
| Camera | Rollie Lane | Still Photographer |
