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Elio Petri

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Elio Petri

Born January 29, 1929 in Rome, ItalyDied November 10, 198217 films

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).

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion posterFirst watchInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion19708.2Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the…View film

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The Working Class Goes to Heaven poster7.8The Working Class Goes to Heaven1971One Way or Another poster7.7One Way or Another1976The 10th Victim poster6.7The 10th Victim1965Property Is No Longer a Theft poster7.3Property Is No Longer a Theft1973We Still Kill the Old Way poster6.7We Still Kill the Old Way1967The Assassin poster6.9The Assassin1961A Quiet Place in the Country poster6.3A Quiet Place in the Country1968

Filmography

17 films as director
  1. 1979Good NewsDirector
  2. 1976One Way or AnotherDirector
  3. 1973Property Is No Longer a TheftDirector
  4. 1971The Working Class Goes to HeavenDirector
  5. 1970Documents on Giuseppe PinelliDirector
  6. 1970Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionDirector
  7. 1970Ipotesi sulla morte di G. PinelliDirector
  8. 1968A Quiet Place in the CountryDirector
  9. 1967We Still Kill the Old WayDirector
  10. 1965The 10th VictimDirector
  11. 1964High InfidelityDirector
  12. 1963The Teacher from VigevanoDirector
  13. 1963Nudi per vivereDirector
  14. 1962His Days Are NumberedDirector
  15. 1961The AssassinDirector
  16. 1958I sette contadiniDirector
  17. 1953Nasce un campioneDirector