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

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

• List of crime films of the 1960s
• List of Italian films of 1968
• List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s

Notes

References

External links

• Comandamenti per un gangster at IMDb

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