''Don't Trust the Mafia'' ( it, I guappi non si toccano) is a 1979 Italian

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by

Mario Bianchi Mario Bianchi (7 January 1939 – April 2022) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Bianchi directed several features including sexploitation A sexploitation film (or sex-exploitation film) is a class of independently produced, low- ...

Production

''Don't Trust the Mafia'' was filmed at R.T.A. Elios in Rome and on location in

Aversa Aversa () is a city and '' comune'' in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the ''Agro Aversano'', producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical ...

. It was one of the three crime films director Mario Bianchi filmed in Naples between 1978 and 1979.

Release

''Don't Trust the Mafia'' was released in Italy on 12 May 1979, where it was distributed by ASA Cinematografica. The film grossed 16.5 million

Italian lira The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually ...

on its theatrical release. The film was released with the English-language title on Danish VHS as ''Don't Trust the Mafia''.

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".

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* 1979 films 1979 crime films Italian crime films Films shot in Rome Films shot in Naples Films directed by Mario Bianchi 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub