Comandamenti per un gangster
- Alfio Caltabiano
- Dario Argento
- Alfio Caltabiano
- Dario Argento
- Ljuba Tadic
- Alfio Caltabiano
- Dante Maggio
companies
- Triumph Film 67
- Prodi Cinematografica
- Avala Film[2]
- 22 May 1968 (1968-05-22) (Italy)
- 1968 (1968) (Yugoslavia)
- Italy
- Yugoslavia[1]
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.[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]
See also
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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