Elio Petri

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-01-29 (53 years old)

Deathday

1982-11-10

Place of Birth

Rome, Italy

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).

Acting

1973

Property Is No Longer a Theft

as Bank Customer (uncredited)

2008

Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

1978

1970

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

Production

1963

The Monsters

as Story

1964

High Infidelity

as Director

1962

1965

The 10th Victim

as Director

1976

1976

One Way or Another

as Screenplay

1961

The Assassin

as Director

1967

1954

Days of Love

as Screenplay

1954

Days of Love

as Story

1954

Days of Love

as First Assistant Director

1963

The Monsters

as Screenplay

1952

Rome 11:00

as First Assistant Director

1954

Angels of Darkness

as Screenplay

1953

A Husband for Anna

as First Assistant Director

1979

Good News

as Director

1960

The Employee

as Screenplay

1960

1965

1958

Piece of the Sky

as Screenplay

1960

The Employee

as First Assistant Director

1960

The Employee

as Story

1953

A Husband for Anna

as Screenplay

1956

1956

Sunset in Naples

as Screenplay

1959

1979

Good News

as Producer

1963

1965

The 10th Victim

as Screenplay

1979

Good News

as Story

1979

Good News

as Screenplay

1960

The Apartment

as Writer

1958

1963

Nudi per vivere

as Director

1953

1953

1958

1959

South Wind

as Story

1961

The Assassin

as Screenplay

1961

The Assassin

as Story

1962

1957

1957

Men and Wolves

as Screenplay

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