Comandamenti per un gangster
Comandamenti per un gangster (Commandments for a Gangster) is a 1968 gangster film directed by Alfio Caltabiano
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Directed by | Alfio Caltabiano |
Produced by | Salvatore Argento[1] |
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Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Cinematography | Milorad Markovic[1] |
Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso[1] |
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Distributed by | D.C.I. |
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Running time | 96 minutes[2] |
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Box office | ₤106.073 million |
Production
Comandamenti per un gangster was Alfio Caltabiano's second film as a director.[2] It was co-written by film critic and future director Dario Argento.[2] The films script showcases several traits that would later become part of Argento's directorial career.[2] This includes an unseen murderer with black gloves, shots from a murderer's point of view and having the murderer being identified by a physical detail, a scar on his face.[2] The film was shot on location in Yugoslavia.[2]
Release
Comandamenti per un gangster was released in Italy on 22 May 1968 where it was distributed by D.C.I.[2] It grossed a total of 106.073 million Italian lire on its release.[2] It was released in Yugoslavia as Poslednji obracun in 1968.[2]
Reception
In a contemporary review, Pietro Bianchi wrote in Il Giorno that the film was "a skillful attempt at applying the Western formula to the Gangster movie trappings"[2][3]
See also
Notes
- Curti 2013, p. 17.
- Curti 2013, p. 18.
- Curti 2013, p. 19.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)