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Biography
Eraclio Petri, commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic. The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social satirists of 1960s and early 1970s Italian cinema". His film Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, and his subsequent film The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
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Awards & recognition
- Palme d'Or · 1972
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix · 1970
- David di Donatello — Best Film · 1970
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 1970
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival · 1970
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- Nastro d'Argento — the director of the best film · 1968
- Best Screenplay Award · 1967
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Subject
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Screenplay
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1972 · nominated
Filmography5 titles
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
1970as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited)
Tokyo Olympiad
1965Thanks
1965Thanks
We Still Kill the Old Way
1967Director, Screenplay
1967Director, Screenplay
The 10th Victim
1965Director, Screenplay
1965Director, Screenplay
A Quiet Place in the Country
1968Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Story
1968Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Story