''Comandamenti per un gangster'' (''Commandments for a Gangster'') is a 1968

gangster film A gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime. It is a subgenre of crime film, that may involve large criminal organizations, or small gangs formed to perform certain illegal acts. The ...

directed by

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Production

''Comandamenti per un gangster'' was

's second film as a director. It was co-written by film critic and future director

Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror film, horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the ...

. 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

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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

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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"

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