Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

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1h 55min
Crime, Drama
09 Sep 1970 (Finland)
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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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Elio Petri

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Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 6 nominations.
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A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

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	Gian Maria Volontè	...	Police Inspector / Dottore
	Florinda Bolkan	...	Augusta Terzi
	Gianni Santuccio	...	Police Commissioner
	Orazio Orlando	...	Brigadier Biglia
	Sergio Tramonti	...	Antonio Pace
	Arturo Dominici	...	Mangani
	Aldo Rendine	...	Nicola Panunzio
	Massimo Foschi	...	Augusta Terzi's Husband
	Aleka Paizi	...	Housekeeper
	Vittorio Duse	...	Canes
	Pino Patti	...	Wiretapping Supervisor
	Salvo Randone	...	Plumber
	Giuseppe Licastro	...	Antonio Pace's Friend
	Filippo De Gara	...	Agent
	Fulvio Grimaldi	...	Patanè
	Ugo Adinolfi	...	Agent
	Franco Marletta	...	Agent
	Giacomo Bellini
	Giuseppe Terranova
	Vincenzo Falanga	...	Pallottella
	Roberto Bonanni	...	Proietti
	Guido Buzzelli
	Gino Usai
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Calogero Azzaretto	...	Man Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited)
	Ugo Ballester	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Gianfranco Barra	...	Interrogation Officer (uncredited)
	Antonio Calò	...	Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
	Aristide Caporale	...	Man at Police Headquarters (uncredited)
	Tony Casale	...	Man at Police Headquarters (uncredited)
	Franz Colangeli	...	Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
	Ferruccio Fregonese	...	Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
	Ettore Geri	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Alfonso Giganti	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Franco Magno	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Enrico Marciani	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Romano Milani	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Enzo Mondino	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Romano Moraschini	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Mario Pascucci	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Fulvio Pellegrino	...	Policeman Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited)
	Elio Petri	...	Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
	Manlio Salvatori	...	Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
	Mario Silvestri	...	Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited)
	Alessandro Tedeschi	...	Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
	Armando Tortorici	...	Arrested Contestant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Elio Petri

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Written by

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Elio Petri	...	(story by) and
Ugo Pirro	...	(story by)

Elio Petri	...	(screenplay by) and
Ugo Pirro	...	(screenplay by)

Produced by

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Marina Cicogna	...	producer
Daniele Senatore	...	producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

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Cinematography by

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Luigi Kuveiller

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director of photography

Editing by

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Ruggero Mastroianni

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Editorial Department

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Adriana Olasio	...	assistant editor
Edoardo Romani	...	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Romano Cardarelli

Art Direction by

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Carlo Egidi

Costume Design by

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Angela Sammaciccia

Makeup Department

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Franco Corridoni	...	makeup artist
Rosa Luciani	...	hair stylist

Production Management

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Romano Cardarelli	...	production manager
Hermes Gallippi	...	production supervisor
Alfredo Petri	...	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Antonio Gabrielli	...	assistant director
Lorenzo Magnolia	...	second second assistant director

Art Department

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Egidio Spugnini

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assistant art director

Sound Department

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Mario Amari	...	sound mixer
Mario Bramonti	...	sound
Giuseppe Muratori	...	boom operator (as Giuseppi Muratori)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Antonio Annunziata	...	assistant camera (as Nino Annunziata)
Sergio Coletta	...	head electrician
Sergio Emidi	...	head camera operator
Ubaldo Terzano	...	camera operator
Mario Tursi	...	still photographer

Music Department

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Bruno Nicolai

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conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Armenia Balducci

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continuity

Additional Crew

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Enrico Lucherini	...	press attache
Antonio Mastronardi	...	financial director
Roberto Onorati	...	production secretary
Matteo Spinola	...	press attache
Giampiero Albertini	...	voice dubbing: Vittorio Duse (uncredited)
Renato Cortesi	...	voice dubbing: Fulvio Grimaldi (uncredited)
Corrado Gaipa	...	voice dubbing: Salvo Randone (uncredited)
Gianni Marzocchi	...	voice dubbing: Sergio Tramonti (uncredited)
Ileana Zezza	...	voice dubbing: Florinda Bolkan (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Vera Films

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Euro International Films (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
Columbia Films (1970) (France) (theatrical)
Columbia Film (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Columbia-Kamera (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
Columbia Film-Verleih (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Warner-Columbia Films)
Warner-Columbia Films (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through)
Columbia Films (1971) (Hong Kong) (theatrical) (Chinese subtitles)
Columbia International Films (1971) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Columbia TriStar International Television (1989) (World-wide)
LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
Lucky Red (2013) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
Medusa Home Entertainment (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
RCA / Columbia Pictures Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (West Germany) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (Japan) (VHS) (unknown)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1980) (Australia) (video) (as 'nvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion')
Sony Pictures Releasing (1995) (Japan) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Television International (2007) (World-wide)
The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
Versátil Home Vídeo (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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De Paolis I.N.C.I.R. (stages)
Lucherini-Rossetti-Spinola (publicity)
Mayer (wardrobe: for Ms. Bolkan)
Tirelli Costumi (footwear: for Ms. Bolkan)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime. Written by Damir Dukich Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	years-of-lead giallo italian-politics political-satire evil-cop See All (84) »
Taglines	When you're a big man in the big city, can you get away with murder ? [UK Theatrical] See more »
Genres	Crime Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:18 Australia:SOA Finland:K-16 Hungary:16 Italy:VM14 Italy:T Netherlands:18 Norway:15 Norway:16 Peru:18 Russia:16+ Singapore:NC-16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:R United Kingdom:18 United Kingdom:X United States:R West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (United States) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (World-wide, English title) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Canada, English title) Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (United Kingdom) Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (France) See more »
Runtime	115 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Via del Giorgione, Roma, Italy See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	First part of the "Trilogy of Neurosis", also including The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973). See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Colpiti al cuore (2019). See more »
Quotes	Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad: The people are underage, the city is sick. Others are tasked with educating and curing this. Our duty is to repress it! The repression is our vaccine! Repression and civilization! See more »

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