Elio Petri

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Elio Petri

Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan

Rome, 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 social order it protects.

Il falso bugiardo

Luciano Vincenzoni, Dino De Laurentiis

Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became blockbusters throughout the world.

The Working Class Goes to Heaven

Elio Petri

Gian Maria Volonté, Mariangela Melato

After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.

I giorni contati

Elio Petri

Salvo Randone, Franco Sportelli

A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.

Todo modo

Elio Petri

Gian Maria Volonté, Marcello Mastroianni

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli

Elio Petri

Giancarlo Dettori, Luigi Diberti

After a wave of arrests in 1969, Italian anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli allegedly falls out of a police building window while being interrogated. The circumstances leading to his death are re-enacted in three hypothetical versions in this attempt at counter-investigation.

Property Is No Longer a Theft

Elio Petri

Ugo Tognazzi, Flavio Bucci

A young bank teller, literally allergic to paper money, becomes the worst nightmare of his best customer, a wealthy butcher who manages his business unscrupulously.

The Teacher from Vigevano

Elio Petri

Alberto Sordi, Claire Bloom

Primary school teacher Mr. Mombelli, nevertheless satisfied with his life, is driven by his wife to resign and starting a new activity. He invest all his goodwill setting up a footwear little factory.

The Assassin

Elio Petri

Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle

Suave antiques dealer Alfredo Martelli is picked up by the police with no justification. At the precinct, Martelli realizes what the investigation is all about-- that he is the main suspect in the killing of his wealthy ex-lover. Is he guilty, or is he just a sleaze?

We Still Kill the Old Way

Elio Petri

Gian Maria Volonté, Irene Papas

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli

Nelo Risi, Elio Petri

Gian Maria Volonté, Renzo Montagnani

The film examines the death of the anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who fell from the fourth floor of the police headquarters in Milan December 15, 1969, after being stopped following the Piazza Fontana bombing.

The 10th Victim

Elio Petri

Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress

In the near future, big wars are avoided by giving individuals with violent tendencies a chance to kill in the Big Hunt. The Hunt is the most popular form of entertainment in the world and also attracts participants who are looking for fame and fortune. It includes ten rounds for each competitor, five as the hunter and five as the victim.

Buone notizie

Elio Petri

Giancarlo Giannini, Ángela Molina

A disaffected media executive spends his days watching violent programming on the television screens in his office and his evenings neglecting his frustrated wife at home. The monotonicity is disturbed when he is contacted by an old friend who confides in him he is being threatened by mysterious assassins.

A Quiet Place in the Country

Elio Petri

Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave

A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa. While staying there, his sanity begins to disintegrate.

Alta infedeltà

Elio Petri, Franco Rossi

Nino Manfredi, Fulvia Franco

Four different directors present lighthearted stories about married Italian couples and their dilemmas with jealousy, sex and love.

I sette contadini

Elio Petri

Alcide Cervi, Renato Cominetti