Elio Petri
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Also Known As
Eraclio Petri
Birth Place
Italy
Born
January 29, 1929
Died
November 10, 1982
Biography
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Former critic who turned out a handful of documentaries and contributed to the scripts of several films (notably by Guiseppe De Santis) before directing his first feature in 1961. Petri used stylish visuals and a knack for finely-paced storytelling to communicate his pointed social and political satire. His best films include "The Tenth Victim" (1965), a futuristic fantasy in which men a...
Biography
Former critic who turned out a handful of documentaries and contributed to the scripts of several films (notably by Guiseppe De Santis) before directing his first feature in 1961. Petri used stylish visuals and a knack for finely-paced storytelling to communicate his pointed social and political satire. His best films include "The Tenth Victim" (1965), a futuristic fantasy in which men and women are trained to kill each other for sport; "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" (1970), an Oscar-winning parable about a Fascist police chief; and "Lulu the Tool" (1972), a complex and absorbing account of a factory worker's political awakening.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Buone Notizie
(1979)
Director
One Way or Another
(1976)
Director
La Proprieta' non e piu' un furto
(1973)
Director
La Classe Operaia Va In Paradise
(1972)
Director
La Classe operaia va in paradiso
(1971)
Director
A Quiet Place in the Country
(1970)
Director
We Still Kill the Old Way
(1968)
Director
The Lady Killer of Rome
(1965)
Director
The 10th Victim
(1965)
Director
High Infidelity
(1965)
Director for "sin in the afternoon"
Writer (Feature Film)
Buone Notizie
(1979)
Screenwriter
One Way or Another
(1976)
Screenplay
La Proprieta' non e piu' un furto
(1973)
Screenwriter
La Classe Operaia Va In Paradise
(1972)
Screenplay
A Quiet Place in the Country
(1970)
Screenwriter
A Quiet Place in the Country
(1970)
Story
We Still Kill the Old Way
(1968)
Screenwriter
Opiate '67
(1967)
Screenwriter
The Lady Killer of Rome
(1965)
Screenwriter
The 10th Victim
(1965)
Screenwriter
The Hunchback of Rome
(1963)
Screenwriter
The Road a Year Long
(1958)
Screenplay
Producer (Feature Film)
Buone Notizie
(1979)
Producer
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