Portrait of Elio Petri

Directing

Elio Petri

Career

Active from 1953 to 1979, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elio Petri Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Dark Humor 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Ideological Conflict 2
  • Italian Neorealism 2
  • Political Allegory 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Post-War Italy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

7 titles · average score 77
Good News
Good News (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Story

One Way or Another
One Way or Another (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

Property Is No Longer a Theft
Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bank Customer (uncredited)

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Story

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
GoodWatch score 88

as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)

Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli
Documents on Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)

Screenplay, Director

Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli
Ipotesi sulla morte di G. Pinelli (1970)

Screenplay, Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 73
A Quiet Place in the Country
A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Dialogue

We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

The 10th Victim
The 10th Victim (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

High Infidelity
High Infidelity (1964)

Director

The Monsters
The Monsters (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Story

The Teacher from Vigevano
The Teacher from Vigevano (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

His Days Are Numbered
His Days Are Numbered (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

The Assassin
The Assassin (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Story

The Hunchback
The Hunchback (1960)

Story

The Employee
The Employee (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

First Assistant Director, Screenplay

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)

Writer

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960)

Story

1950s

13 titles · average score 71
Train without a Timetable
Train without a Timetable (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

South Wind
South Wind (1959)

Screenplay

Nights of the Teddy Boys
Nights of the Teddy Boys (1959)

Screenplay

The Year Long Road
The Year Long Road (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

Piece of the Sky
Piece of the Sky (1958)

Screenplay

I sette contadini
I sette contadini (1958)

Director

Men and Wolves
Men and Wolves (1957)

Screenplay, Story

Sunset in Naples
Sunset in Naples (1956)

Story, Screenplay

Days of Love
Days of Love (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, First Assistant Director

Angels of Darkness
Angels of Darkness (1954)

Screenplay

A Husband for Anna
A Husband for Anna (1953)

Screenplay, First Assistant Director

Nasce un campione
Nasce un campione (1953)

Director, Writer