It is the 21st Century, and society’s lust for violence is satisfied by “The Big Hunt,” an international game of legalized murder. Read More »
Tag Archives: Elio Petri
L’assassino AKA The Assassin (1961) Elio Petri, Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle, Cristina Gaioni
The antiquarian Alfredo Martelli is brought to a police precinct without any explanation and interviewed by Inspector Palumbo. Read More »
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Mariangela Melato, Gino Pernice
Lulù is a real hard worker. For this reason he is loved by the masters and hated by his own colleagues. Read More »
I giorni contati / His Days Are Numbered (1962) Elio Petri, Salvo Randone, Franco Sportelli, Regina Bianchi, Drama
A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work. Read More »
A Ciascuno Il Suo / We Still Kill The Old Way (1967) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sicilia, late ’60s. Two men are killed during a hunting party. The hurried inquiry indicates that it was a killing made for ‘honor’ reasons. Read More »
Il Maestro di Vigevano / The Teacher from Vigevano (1963) Elio Petri, Alberto Sordi, Claire Bloom, Vito De Taranto, Comedy, Drama
Todo modo (1976) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Drama
Party leader and power broker Aldo Moro, holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes Read More »
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Crime, Drama
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
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