''Gangster's Law'' () is a 1969 Italian

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directed by

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and starring

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Cast

as Quintero *

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as Rino Quintero *

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as Bruno Esposito * Samy Pavel as Franco *

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as Mayde *

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as Countess Elena Villani *

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as Renato's lover *

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as the driver *

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as Rosi, Bruno's lover

Production

''Gangster's Law'' was filmed on location

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Release

''Gangster's Law'' was released in Italy on 8 August 1969 where it was distributed by Regional. It grossed a total of 140,995,000 Italian lire on its theatrical release.

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* 1969 films Italian thriller films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s crime thriller films Films directed by Siro Marcellini Films scored by Piero Umiliani 1960s Italian films {{crime-thriller-film-stub