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Director:
Elio Petri
Writers:
Elio Petri and
Ugo Pirro
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Release Date:
12 February 1970 (Italy) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama See more »
Tagline:
When you're a big man in the big city, can you get away with murder ? [UK Theatrical]
Plot:
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime. See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 12 wins & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Satirical masterpiece See more (20 total) »

Cast

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Gian Maria Volonté ... Il Dottore - former head of homicide squad (as Gian Maria Volonte')

Florinda Bolkan ... Augusta Terzi
Gianni Santuccio ... Questore
Orazio Orlando ... Brigadiere Biglia
Sergio Tramonti ... Antonio Pace
Arturo Dominici ... Mangani
Aldo Rendine ... Nicola Panunzio
Massimo Foschi ... Terzi - Augusta's Husband
Aleka Paizi ... Inspector's Maid
Vittorio Duse ... Canes
Pino Patti ... Head of wire-tapping office
Salvo Randone ... Plumber
Giuseppe Licastro
Filippo De Gara ... Police Official
Fulvio Grimaldi ... Patanè - 'Paese Sera' journalist
Ugo Adinolfi ... Policeman
Franco Marletta
Giacomo Bellini
Giuseppe Terranova
Vincenzo Falanga ... Pallottella
Roberto Bonanni ... Proietti
Guido Buzzelli
Gino Usai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gianfranco Barra ... Policeman Questioning Augusta's Husband (uncredited)
Ettore Geri ... Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Franco Magno ... Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Enrico Marciani ... Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
Enzo Mondino ... Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)

Elio Petri ... Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
Mario Silvestri ... Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
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Directed by
Elio Petri 
 
Writing credits
Elio Petri  and
Ugo Pirro 

Produced by
Marina Cicogna .... producer
Daniele Senatore .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone 
 
Cinematography by
Luigi Kuveiller 
 
Film Editing by
Ruggero Mastroianni 
 
Production Design by
Romano Cardarelli 
 
Art Direction by
Carlo Egidi 
 
Costume Design by
Angela Sammaciccia 
 
Makeup Department
Franco Corridoni .... makeup artist
Rosa Luciani .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Romano Cardarelli .... production manager
Hermes Gallippi .... production supervisor
Alfredo Petr .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Gabrielli .... assistant director
Lorenzo Magnolia .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Egidio Spugnini .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Mario Amari .... sound mixer
Mario Bramonti .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Antonio Annunziata .... assistant camera (as Nino Annunziata)
Sergio Coletta .... head electrician
Sergio Emidi .... head camera operator
Ubaldo Terzano .... camera operator
Mario Tursi .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Adriana Olasio .... assistant editor
Andrea Gargano .... final colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Bruno Nicolai .... conductor
 
Other crew
Armenia Balducci .... continuity
Enrico Lucherini .... press attache
Antonio Mastronardi .... financial director
Roberto Onorati .... production secretary
Matteo Spinola .... press attache
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" - International (English title) (imdb display title)
"Ermittlungen gegen einen über jeden Verdacht erhabenen Bürger" - Switzerland (German title), West Germany
"Investigación de un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha" - Argentina, Peru
"Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon" - France
"Epäilyksen yläpuolella" - Finland
"Epäilysten ulkopuolella" - Finland
"Her Türlü Kuskunun Ötesinde Bir Vatandas Üstüne Sorusturma" - Turkey (Turkish title) (festival title)
"Inquérito a Um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita" - Portugal
"Investigação Sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita" - Brazil
"Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha" - Spain
"Sledztwo w sprawie obywatela poza wszelkim podejrzeniem" - Poland
"Undersökning av en medborgare höjd över alla misstankar" - Sweden
"Undersøgelse af en borger hævet over enhver mistanke" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Vizsgálat egy minden gyanú felett álló polgár ügyében" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Yoerano pasis ypopsias" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
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Runtime:
112 min | Norway:115 min (1970)
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (1986) | UK:X (1971) (cut) | West Germany:16 | Peru:18 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, ItalySee more »
Company:
Vera Films S.p.a.See more »

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Referenced in Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)See more »

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11 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Satirical masterpiece, 15 October 2005
Author: michelerealini from Switzerland

"Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto" is one the best films of Elio Petri. This great director used to make films with a strong social content. This movie, which won an Oscar for the best foreign language film in 1970, stars Gian Maria Volonté -one of Petri's favorite actors.

The story is about a fascist police boss, who accidentally kills his mistress during an erotic game. Fate wants him to lead the inquiry for this death. The policeman spreads everywhere clues for his guilt (!). He doesn't do that for justice, he only does this for proving to himself that he's untouchable.

Gian Maria Volonté performance is memorable -as usual... He was a big actor, he could change from one role to the other like an extraordinary chameleon. The film has a solid structure, it is satirical and cynical. The sarcasm towards the police boss is also supported by an excellent musical score by Ennio Morricone.

We miss films like this one, it's one of the examples of Italian masterpieces which aren't produced any more.

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