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Released
2005 · FILM

Romanzo Criminale

Directed by
Michele Placido
Written by
Giancarlo De Cataldo, Stefano Rulli
Runtime
152 min
Language
IT
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo reunites with his old friends Libano and Dandi, and the three launch a crime spree that propels them to become the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano embraces their newfound status and aims to expand their influence across the underworld, while the other two are more focused on indulging their physical desires. For decades, the gang carries out extravagant crimes, but growing paranoia begins to strain their friendship.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Esmeralda CalabriaShot by Luca BigazziScored by Paolo BuonvinoDesigned by Paola Comencini

Box Office

2005 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.9× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$4.9M

Budget$818K
Worldwide gross$4.9M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Roma criminales

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