Comandamenti per un gangster

Comandamenti per un gangster

Directed by	Alfio Caltabiano
Screenplay by	Alfio Caltabiano Dario Argento
Story by	Alfio Caltabiano Dario Argento
Produced by	Salvatore Argento^[2]
Starring	Ljuba Tadic Alfio Caltabiano Dante Maggio
Cinematography	Milorad Markovic^[2]
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso^[2]
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Triumph Film 67 Prodi Cinematografica Avala Film^[2]
Distributed by	D.C.I.
Release dates	22 May 1968 (1968-05-22) (Italy) 1968 (1968) (Yugoslavia)
Running time	96 minutes^[1]
Countries	Italy Yugoslavia^[1]
Box office	₤106.073 million

Comandamenti per un gangster (Commandments for a Gangster) is a 1968 gangster film directed by Alfio Caltabiano

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Production

Comandamenti per un gangster was Alfio Caltabiano's second film as a director.^[1] It was co-written by film critic and future director Dario Argento.^[1] The films script showcases several traits that would later become part of Argento's directorial career.^[1] 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.^[1] The film was shot on location in Yugoslavia.^[1]

Release

Comandamenti per un gangster was released in Italy on 22 May 1968 where it was distributed by D.C.I.^[1] It grossed a total of 106.073 million Italian lire on its release.^[1] It was released in Yugoslavia as Poslednji obracun in 1968.^[1]

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"^[1]^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Curti 2013, p. 18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Curti 2013, p. 17.
^ Curti 2013, p. 19.

References

Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

Comandamenti per un gangster at IMDb

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