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Elio Petri was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and film critic. Born Eraclio Petri in Rome in 1929, he began his work period in 1949. He was a male citizen of Italy and the Kingdom of Italy, and he spoke Italian. His notable works include *Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion*, *The Working Class Goes to Heaven*, and *Property Is No Longer a Theft*.
Petri received the Palme d'Or, the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival, the Best Screenplay Award, and the Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. He died of cancer in Rome in 1982 due to natural causes and is buried at Campo Verano.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 1982
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Writings on cinema & life
- Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soup̨con
- L'Assassino
- Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
- La proprietà non è più un furto
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Film & TV
Rome, Italy
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
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- Il falso bugiardo — Self (archive footage)2008
- Reflections on a Political Cinema — Self - Interviewee1978
- Property Is No Longer a Theft — Bank Customer (uncredited)1973
- Midi trente — Self (archive footage)1972
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion — Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)1970
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1929–1982
- Nationality
- IT
- Role / Field
- Scenarzysci filmowi wloscy, Scenaristes, Rezyserzy wloscy, Realisateurs de cinema, Guionistas, Filmy
- Language
- ita
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 20 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- film critic
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- Property Is No Longer a Theft
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Elio Petri 1968.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1929-01-29
- date of death
- 1982-11-10
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Campo Verano
- cause of death
- cancer
- name in native language
- Elio Petri
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Elio Petri
- Commons category
- Elio Petri
- birth name
- Eraclio Petri
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