| Comandamenti per un gangster | |
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| Directed by | Alfio Caltabiano |
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| Produced by | Salvatore Argento |
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| Cinematography | Milorad Markovic |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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| Distributed by | D.C.I. |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Box office | ₤106.073 million |
Comandamenti per un gangster (Commandments for a Gangster) is a 1968 gangster film directed by Alfio Caltabiano
Production
Comandamenti per un gangster was Alfio Caltabiano's second film as a director. It was co-written by film critic and future director Dario Argento. The films script showcases several traits that would later become part of Argento's directorial career. 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. The film was shot on location in Yugoslavia.
Release
Comandamenti per un gangster was released in Italy on 22 May 1968 where it was distributed by D.C.I. It grossed a total of 106.073 million Italian lire on its release. It was released in Yugoslavia as Poslednji obracun in 1968.
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"
See also
Notes
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 18.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 17.
- Curti 2013, p. 19.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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