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).
Cannes Film Festival
Best Screenplay Award
Palme d'Or
Known For
The 10th Victim
(1965)
Director
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1970)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Rome 11:00
(1952)
First Assistant Director
Nasce un campione
(1953)
Director
A Husband for Anna
(1953)
First Assistant Director
Days of Love
(1954)
First Assistant Director
I sette contadini
(1958)
Director
L'impiegato
(1960)
First Assistant Director
The Assassin
(1961)
Director
His Days Are Numbered
(1962)
Director
The Teacher from Vigevano
(1963)
Director
Nudi per vivere
(1963)
Director
High Infidelity
(1964)
Director
The 10th Victim
(1965)
Director
We Still Kill the Old Way
(1967)
Director
A Quiet Place in the Country
(1968)
Director
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1970)
Director
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
(1970)
Director
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
(1970)
Director
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
(1971)
Director
Property Is No Longer a Theft
(1973)
Director
One Way or Another
(1976)
Director
Good News
(1979)
Director
Acting
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1970)
Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
Property Is No Longer a Theft
(1973)
Bank Customer (uncredited)
Reflections on a Political Cinema
(1978)
Self - Interviewee
Il falso bugiardo
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
A Husband for Anna
(1953)
Screenplay
Nasce un campione
(1953)
Writer
Angels of Darkness
(1954)
Screenplay
Days of Love
(1954)
Story and Screenplay
Sunset in Naples
(1956)
Story and Screenplay
Men and Wolves
(1957)
Story and Screenplay
Piece of the Sky
(1958)
Screenplay
The Year Long Road
(1958)
Writer
Nights of the Teddy Boys
(1959)
Screenplay
South Wind
(1959)
Story
Train without a Timetable
(1959)
Writer
L'impiegato
(1960)
Screenplay and Story
The Hunchback
(1960)
Story
The Apartment
(1960)
Writer
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
(1960)
Story
The Assassin
(1961)
Story and Screenplay
His Days Are Numbered
(1962)
Screenplay and Story
The Monsters
(1963)
Story and Screenplay
The Teacher from Vigevano
(1963)
Screenplay
The 10th Victim
(1965)
Screenplay
We Still Kill the Old Way
(1967)
Screenplay
A Quiet Place in the Country
(1968)
Screenplay, Story, and Dialogue
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
(1970)
Screenplay
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
(1970)
Screenplay, Screenstory, and Story
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
(1970)
Screenplay
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
(1971)
Screenplay and Story
Property Is No Longer a Theft
(1973)
Screenplay and Story
One Way or Another
(1976)
Screenplay
Good News
(1979)
Screenplay and Story
Crew
Production