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).

KNOWN FOR

Midi trente
1972
Ciné regards
1978
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970
The 10th Victim
1965
High Infidelity
1964
The Monsters
1963
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
We Still Kill the Old Way
1967
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968
Dirty Hands
1978
The Year Long Road
1958

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
7
Directing
22
Writing
45
Producing
1
Crew
1
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2008
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
1978
Reflections on a Political Cinema
as Self - Interviewee
1978
Ciné regards
as Self
1973
Property Is No Longer a Theft
as Bank Customer (uncredited)
1972
Midi trente
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)