Don't Trust the Mafia

Don't Trust the Mafia (Italian: I guappi non si toccano) is a 1979 Italian crime film directed by Mario Bianchi.

Don't Trust the Mafia
Directed byMario Bianchi
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Antonio Cucca
  • Claudio Fragasso[1]
Starring
Music byTullio De Piscopo
CinematographyMaurizio Salvatori[1]
Edited byCesare Bianchini[1]
Production
company
Falco Film[1]
Distributed byASA Cinematografica
Release date
  • 12 May 1979 (1979-05-12) (Italy)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]
Box office16.5 million

Production

Don't Trust the Mafia was filmed at R.T.A. Elios in Rome and on location in Aversa.[1] It was one of the three crime films director Mario Bianchi filmed in Naples between 1978 and 1979.[1]

Release

Don't Trust the Mafia was released in Italy on 12 May 1979, where it was distributed by ASA Cinematografica.[1] The film grossed 16.5 million Italian lira on its theatrical release.[1] The film was released with the English-language title on Danish VHS as Don't Trust the Mafia.[1]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Roberto Curti stated that Bianchi's direction was "perfunctory as ever" with his "shoestring budget" being revealed "in every shot".[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. Curti 2013, p. 257.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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