The Death Collector is a 1976 English-language Action Crime movie written and directed by Ralph De Vito and produced by Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer. After being away for a couple of years, Jerry Bolanti is back in his tough, North Jersey neighborhood, close to swampy meadowlands where bodies get pulled from the trunks of cars and dumped. He's short on cash, so a local boss, Anthony Iadavia, throws him some work - as a collector and a holdup man. But Jerry's cocky and a hothead, so he makes enemies faster than he can deliver on the jobs. Whatever bag or case of cash he touches doesn't m to make it back to Iadavia. But Jerry's resilient and persistent, so he just may get his revenge as well as a chance to go caravan camping with his girl. Written by. The death collector stars Joseph Cortese, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Bobby Alto, Joe Cortese, Lou Criscuolo and Jerry Strivelli. The music was composed by Jake Stern. Cinematography was done by Bob Bailin and editing by Dominique Milbank. The movie has a running time of 85 minutes. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Goldstone Film Enterprises.