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Elio Petri

Elio Petri

Director · 1929–1982 · Rome, Italy

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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 19

1970s

  1. 1979

    Good News

    Director

  2. 1978

    Dirty Hands

    Director

  3. 1976

    One Way or Another

    Director

  4. 1973

    Property Is No Longer a Theft

    Director

  5. 1971
  6. 1970

1960s

  1. 1968
  2. 1967
  3. 1965
  4. 1964
  5. 1963

    The Teacher from Vigevano

    Director

  6. Nudi per vivere

    Director

  7. 1962

    His Days Are Numbered

    Director

  8. 1961

    The Assassin

    Director

  9. 1960

    The Employee

    First Assistant Director

1950s

  1. 1954

    Days of Love

    First Assistant Director

  2. 1953

    Nasce un campione

    Director

  3. A Husband for Anna

    First Assistant Director

  4. 1952

    Rome 11:00

    First Assistant Director

Wrote 28

1970s

  1. 1979

    Good News

    Story, Screenplay

  2. 1978

    Dirty Hands

    Adaptation, Teleplay

  3. 1976

    One Way or Another

    Screenplay

  4. 1973

    Property Is No Longer a Theft

    Screenplay, Story

  5. 1971
  6. 1970

1960s

  1. 1968
  2. 1967
  3. 1965
  4. 1963

    The Teacher from Vigevano

    Screenplay

  5. 1962

    His Days Are Numbered

    Story, Screenplay

  6. 1961

    The Assassin

    Screenplay, Story

  7. 1960

    The Hunchback

    Story

  8. Il carro armato dell'8 settembre

    Story

  9. The Employee

    Screenplay, Story

  10. The Apartment

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1959

    Nights of the Teddy Boys

    Screenplay

  2. Train without a Timetable

    Writer

  3. South Wind

    Screenplay

  4. 1958

    Piece of the Sky

    Screenplay

  5. The Year Long Road

    Writer

  6. 1957

    Men and Wolves

    Story, Screenplay

  7. 1956
  8. 1954

    Days of Love

    Screenplay, Story

  9. Angels of Darkness

    Screenplay

  10. 1953

    Nasce un campione

    Writer

  11. A Husband for Anna

    Screenplay

Acted in 3

2020s

  1. 2021

    Morceaux de Cannes

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1973

    Property Is No Longer a Theft

    Bank Customer (uncredited)

  2. 1970

Produced 1

1970s

  1. 1979

    Good News

    Producer

Appearances4

2000s

  1. 2008

    Il falso bugiardo

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1978

    Reflections on a Political Cinema

    Self - Interviewee

  2. 1972
Thanked in the credits1