
Director
Elio Petri
97 years · Rome, Italy · 30 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).
Best known for


Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 · Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited), Director
On fuboTV

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971 · Director, Screenplay


The 10th Victim
1965 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex

The Monsters
1963 · Screenplay

One Way or Another
1976 · Director, Screenplay


We Still Kill the Old Way
1967 · Screenplay, Director
On Philo
Filmography 30

Morceaux de Cannes
2021 · Actor

Il falso bugiardo
2008 · Self (archive footage)

Good News
1979 · Director, Producer

Reflections on a Political Cinema
1978 · Self - Interviewee

One Way or Another
1976 · Director, Screenplay

Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973 · Bank Customer (uncredited), Director

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971 · Director, Screenplay


Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 · Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited), Director
On fuboTV


A Quiet Place in the Country
1968 · Screenplay, Director
On Philo


We Still Kill the Old Way
1967 · Screenplay, Director
On Philo


The 10th Victim
1965 · Director, Screenplay
On Plex

High Infidelity
1964 · Director

The Teacher from Vigevano
1963 · Director, Screenplay

Nudi per vivere
1963 · Director

The Monsters
1963 · Screenplay

His Days Are Numbered
1962 · Director, Screenplay

The Assassin
1961 · Director, Screenplay

The Employee
1960 · Screenplay

The Apartment
1960 · Writer

Nights of the Teddy Boys
1959 · Screenplay

Train without a Timetable
1959 · Writer

South Wind
1959 · Screenplay

Piece of the Sky
1958 · Screenplay

The Year Long Road
1958 · Writer