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Directed by | Alfio Caltabiano |
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Produced by | Salvatore Argento [2] |
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Cinematography | Milorad Markovic [2] |
Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso [2] |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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Distributed by | D.C.I. |
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Running time | 96 minutes [1] |
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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
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]
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]
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]