Direction: Elio Petri

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Elio Petri. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Working Class Goes to Heaven

1971 · Movie · 125 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Gian Maria Volonté · Mariangela Melato · Gino Pernice · Salvo Randone

Synopsis Lulu is a real hard worker. For this reason he is loved by the masters and hated by his own colleagues. The unions decide agitations against the masters. Lulu doesn't agree till he cuts, by accident, one of his own...

7.2

1K votes

7.2

1K votes

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970 · Movie · 118 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Gian Maria Volonté · Florinda Bolkan · Gianni Santuccio · Orazio Orlando

Synopsis A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.

7.2

1K votes

7.2

1K votes

I giorni contati

1962 · Movie · 102 min. · Italy

7.1

95 votes

7.1

95 votes

The Teacher from Vigevano

1963 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

6.8

47 votes

6.8

47 votes

Property Is No Longer a Theft

1973 · Movie · 114 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Ugo Tognazzi · Flavio Bucci · Daria Nicolodi · Gigi Proietti

Synopsis A cashier, allergic to money, is so exasperated that he decides that he must mine rich people's private property in order to give a shock to their lives. His main target is a rich butcher (Ugo Tognazzi), but he decides...

6.6

169 votes

6.6

169 votes

Todo Modo

1976 · Movie · 125 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Gian Maria Volonté · Marcello Mastroianni · Mariangela Melato · Ciccio Ingrassia

Synopsis Don Gaetano (Marcello Mastroianni) is a priest who is supervising a group of Christian Democrats on a religious retreat. The objective is to help these politicians purify their past wrongdoings, no matter how large or small, and live closer to...

6.5

153 votes

6.5

153 votes

The Assassin

1961 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Micheline Presle · Cristina Gaioni · Salvo Randone

Synopsis A socialite is murdered and her playboy lover, is brought in for questioning. During his stay in custody we get to see the real sneaky playboy in action via flashback. Is he guilty or just a sleaze?

6.5

178 votes

6.5

178 votes

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967 · Movie · 99 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Gian Maria Volonté · Irene Papas · Gabriele Ferzetti · Salvo Randone

Synopsis A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

6.4

193 votes

6.4

193 votes

A Quiet Place in the Country

1969 · Movie · 106 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Franco Nero · Vanessa Redgrave · Georges Géret · Gabriella Grimaldi

Synopsis Nymphomania, necrophilia, fetishism, sadomasochism.

6.0

128 votes

6.0

128 votes

6.0

32 votes

The 10th Victim

1965 · Movie · 92 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Ursula Andress · Elsa Martinelli · Salvo Randone

Synopsis Some people like violence so much, that they decide to create a club in which human hunts are organized - members being alternately hunters, and prey, until they end up dead.

5.7

451 votes

5.7

451 votes

L'Italia con Togliatti

1964 · Documentary · 38 min. · Italy

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Nudi per vivere

1963 · Documentary · 93 min. · Italy

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Nasce un campione (S)

1953 · Documentary · 10 min. · Italy

Direction Elio Petri

Cast Corrado Mantoni

Synopsis This short documentary, Elio Petri's directorial debut, deals with the passion of the Italians for cycling. It concentrates on a young deliveryman, who uses the bicycle at all times of his life and dreams of becoming a professional cyclist.

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Dirty Hands (TV)

1978 · Movie · 234 min. · Italy

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Not rated

Not rated