Crime Boss (film)
Crime Boss (Italian: I familiari delle vittime non saranno avvertiti, "The victims' families won't be told") is a 1972 Italian crime film directed by Alberto De Martino.
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| Directed by | Alberto De Martino |
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| Produced by | Gino Mordini[1] |
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| Cinematography | Aristide Massaccesi[1] |
| Edited by | Otello Colangeli[1] |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi[1] |
Production company | Claudia Cinematografica[1] |
| Distributed by | P.A.C. |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤498.812 million |
Production
Crime Boss was filmed at Incir-De Paolis Film Studios in Rome and on location in Milan, Palermo, Rome and Hamburg.[1] Director Alberto De Martino joked about the film later, stating it was "the story of Caesar and Brutus, essentially [...] a bit like Shakespears so to speak."[2]
Release
Crime Boss was released theatrically in Italy on 8 August 1972 where it was distributed by P.A.C.[1] The film grossed 498,812,000 Italian lire on its domestic release.[1]
Reception
From a retrospective review, film historian Roberto Curti praised Aristide Massaccesi's "efficient camerawork" but that the film does not "live up to its impressive opening", noting that Lucio Battistrada's screenplay "becomes cliché-ridden" and that Antonio Sabàto was "wooden as usual".[1][2]
Footnotes
- Curti 2013, p. 55.
- Curti 2013, p. 56.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.