Director

Elio Petri

January 29, 1929 · Rome, Italy

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).

Notable work

8.2
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited) and Director
7.8
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
Director

Often works with

Salvo Randone
7 titles together
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, The Working Class Goes to Heaven, The 10th Victim
Gian Maria Volonté
6 titles together
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, The Working Class Goes to Heaven, One Way or Another
Marcello Mastroianni
4 titles together
The 10th Victim, One Way or Another, The Assassin
Luigi Diberti
3 titles together
The Working Class Goes to Heaven, Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli, Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
Orazio Orlando
2 titles together
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Property Is No Longer a Theft
Massimo Foschi
2 titles together
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Dirty Hands

Full filmography · 22

Morceaux de Cannes
cast
2021
Good News
Director
1979
One Way or Another
Director
19767.6
Property Is No Longer a Theft
as Bank Customer (uncredited) and Director
19737.2
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Director
19717.8
Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli
Director
1970
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited) and Director
19708.2
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
Director
1970
A Quiet Place in the Country
Director
19686.3
We Still Kill the Old Way
Director
19676.7
The 10th Victim
Director
19656.6
High Infidelity
Director
1964