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]
