Actor

Elio Petri

1970–present1929–1982DocumentaryThrillerDramaComedy

Architect of Tension

Also directed 17 films ↗Also wrote 29 screenplays ↗

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Known For

5 acting credits

as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Filmography

2021Morceaux de Cannes2.0 2008Il falso bugiardoSelf (archive footage)1978Reflections on a Political CinemaSelf - Interviewee8.0 1973Property Is No Longer a TheftBank Customer (uncredited)7.2 1970Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionPoliceman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)8.2

About

Eraclio "Elio" Petri (29 January 1929—10 November 1982) was an Italian writer and director known for his political dramas and thrillers, such as "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" (1970), "A Quiet Place in the Country" (1968) and "The Assassin" (1961).

As Director

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1970Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1964High Infidelity 1962His Days Are Numbered 1963The Teacher from Vigevano 1965The 10th Victim 1976One Way or Another

As Screenwriter

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1970Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli 1963The Monsters 1976One Way or Another 1967We Still Kill the Old Way 1968A Quiet Place in the Country 1954Days of Love

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