Elio Petri

Biography

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).

Known For

Property Is No Longer a Theft

Reflections on a Political Cinema

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Acting

1973

Property Is No Longer a Theft

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Bank Customer (uncredited)

2008

Il falso bugiardo

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Self (archive footage)

1978

Reflections on a Political Cinema

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Self - Interviewee

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

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Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

Midi trente

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Self (archive footage)

Production

1979

Good News

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Crew

1965

Tokyo Olympiad

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Directing

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

as

1964

High Infidelity

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1962

His Days Are Numbered

as

1963

The Teacher from Vigevano

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1965

The 10th Victim

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1976

One Way or Another

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1961

The Assassin

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1967

We Still Kill the Old Way

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1971

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

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1968

A Quiet Place in the Country

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1954

Days of Love

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1952

Rome 11:00

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1953

A Husband for Anna

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1979

Good News

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1973

Property Is No Longer a Theft

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1960

The Employee

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1970

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

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1963

Nudi per vivere

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1958

I sette contadini

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1953

Nasce un campione

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1970

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

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Dirty Hands

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