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).

Directed

1. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) — Director
2. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) — Director
3. The 10th Victim (1965) — Director
4. One Way or Another (1976) — Director
5. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) — Director
6. Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) — Director
7. The Assassin (1961) — Director
8. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) — Director
9. His Days Are Numbered (1962) — Director
10. The Teacher from Vigevano (1963) — Director
11. Good News (1979) — Director
12. High Infidelity (1964) — Director
13. Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli (1970) — Director
14. Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli (1970) — Director
15. Dirty Hands (1978) — Director
16. Nudi per vivere (1963) — Director
17. I sette contadini (1958) — Director
18. Nasce un campione (1953) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) — Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
2. Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) — Bank Customer (uncredited)
3. Reflections on a Political Cinema (1978) — Self - Interviewee
4. Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
5. Midi trente (1972) — Self (archive footage)
6. Il falso bugiardo (2008) — Self (archive footage)
7. Ciné regards (1978) — Self