| Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | |
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Original poster |
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Produced by | Marina Cicogna Daniele Senatore |
| Written by | Elio Petri Ugo Pirro |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Florinda Bolkan |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Editing by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (US release) |
| Release date(s) | 9 February 1970 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Italian: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) is a 1970 Italian film crime drama directed by Elio Petri. It is a dramatic, psychological, black-humoured satire on corruption in high office, telling the story of a top police officer, played by Gian Maria Volonté, who kills his lover, played by Florinda Bolkan, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. During the movie, he is seen planting obvious clues while the other police officers ignore them, either intentionally or not.
Volonté performed one of his most celebrated roles as the idiosyncratic, nervous police inspector, portraying a clichéd authoritarian southern Italian police functionary.
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| Actor | Role |
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| Gian Maria Volonté | Police Inspector |
| Florinda Bolkan | Augusta Terzi |
| Gianni Santuccio | Police Commissioner |
| Orazio Orlando | Biglia |
| Sergio Tramonti | Antonio Pace |
| Arturo Dominici | Mangani |
| Aldo Rendine | Nicola Panunzio |
| Massimo Foschi | Augusta's Husband |
| Aleka Paizi | Inspector's Maid |
| Vittorio Duse | Canes |
| Pino Patti | |
| Salvo Randone | Plumber |
| Giuseppe Licastro | |
| Filippo De Gara | Policeman |
| Fulvio Grimaldi | Paese Sera journalist |
The film was highly regarded in its own time, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[1] and both the FIPRESCI Prize and the Grand Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Also it won as Best Foreign Language Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1971 and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Screenplay.
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| Preceded by Ådalen 31 |
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, Cannes 1970 |
Succeeded by Johnny Got His Gun tied with Taking Off |
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