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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

57

Birth Date

1929-01-29 00:00:00

Birth Place

Rome, Italy

Known For

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  Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
• 

  The 10th Victim
• 

  The Working Class Goes to Heaven
• 

  A Quiet Place in the Country
• 

  We Still Kill the Old Way
• 

  High Infidelity

Credits

• actors (5 credits)

  • Morceaux de Cannes

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Il falso bugiardo

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Reflections on a Political Cinema

    Self - Interviewee

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Property Is No Longer a Theft

    Bank Customer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

    Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970

• writing (29 credits)

  • Good News

    story

    writing
    1979
  • One Way or Another

    screenplay

    writing
    1976
  • Property Is No Longer a Theft

    screenplay

    writing
    1973
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven

    story

    writing
    1971
  • Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

    screenstory

    writing
    1970
  • Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • A Quiet Place in the Country

    story

    writing
    1968
  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • The 10th Victim

    screenplay

    writing
    1965
  • The Teacher from Vigevano

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • The Monsters

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • His Days Are Numbered

    screenplay

    writing
    1962
  • The Assassin

    story

    writing
    1961
  • The Hunchback

    story

    writing
    1960
  • Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

    story

    writing
    1960
  • The Employee

    story

    writing
    1960
  • The Apartment

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • Nights of the Teddy Boys

    screenplay

    writing
    1959
  • Train without a Timetable

    writer

    writing
    1959
  • South Wind

    screenplay

    writing
    1959
  • Piece of the Sky

    screenplay

    writing
    1958
  • The Year Long Road

    writer

    writing
    1958
  • Men and Wolves

    screenplay

    writing
    1957
  • Sunset in Naples

    screenplay

    writing
    1956
  • Days of Love

    story

    writing
    1954
  • Angels of Darkness

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • Nasce un campione

    writer

    writing
    1953
  • A Husband for Anna

    screenplay

    writing
    1953

• production (1 credits)

  • Good News

    producer

    production
    1979

• directing (21 credits)

  • Good News

    director

    directing
    1979
  • One Way or Another

    director

    directing
    1976
  • Property Is No Longer a Theft

    director

    directing
    1973
  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

    director

    directing
    1970
  • A Quiet Place in the Country

    director

    directing
    1968
  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    director

    directing
    1967
  • The 10th Victim

    director

    directing
    1965
  • High Infidelity

    director

    directing
    1964
  • The Teacher from Vigevano

    director

    directing
    1963
  • Nudi per vivere

    director

    directing
    1963
  • His Days Are Numbered

    director

    directing
    1962
  • The Assassin

    director

    directing
    1961
  • The Employee

    first assistant director

    directing
    1960
  • I sette contadini

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Days of Love

    first assistant director

    directing
    1954
  • Nasce un campione

    director

    directing
    1953
  • A Husband for Anna

    first assistant director

    directing
    1953
  • Rome 11:00

    first assistant director

    directing
    1952

• crew (1 credits)

  • Tokyo Olympiad

    thanks

    crew
    1965