Investigation of a Citzien Above Suspicion [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Investigation of a Citzien Above Suspicion [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Elio Petri Cast: Gian Maria Volonte
Gian Maria Volonte
, Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan
, Salvo Randone
Salvo Randone
, Gianni Santuccio
Gianni Santuccio
Elio Petri
Investigation of a Citzien Above Suspicion [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Investigation of a Citzien Above Suspicion [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Elio Petri Cast: Gian Maria Volonte
Gian Maria Volonte
, Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan
, Salvo Randone
Salvo Randone
, Gianni Santuccio
Gianni Santuccio
Elio Petri

Blu-ray (Color)

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Overview

"Better known as Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, this Oscar-winning political drama stars Gian Maria Volonte as the citizen of the title, an unnamed police inspector. The story finds the inspector calmly cutting his mistress' throat, then planting evidence that will clear him of accusation -- and attempting to evade arrest by virtue of his ""clean"" public image. Elio Petri's own anti-establishment stance was never more pronounced than in this film, where the truth is whatever the ruling class chooses to acknowledge. The original Italian title of Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion was Indagine su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogna Sospetto."

Product Details

Release Date: 06/08/2021
UPC: 0715515252119
Original Release: 1970
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Language: English
Time: 1:55:00
Sales rank: 11,000

Special Features

New 4k digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Archival interview with Director Elio Petri, conducted by critic and filmmaker Alexandre Astruc; Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005), a ninety-minute documentary on the Director's career, featuring interviews with friends, collaborators, and filmmakers; New interview with film scholar Camilla Zamboni; Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonte (2008, a sixty-minute documentary about actor Gian Maria Volonte; Music in His Blood, an interview with composer Ennio Morricone from 2010, conducted by film critic Fabio Ferzetti; Trailers; New English Subtitle translation; Plus: An essay by film scholar Evan Calder Williams and excerpts from a 2001 book by Screenwriter Ugo Pirro

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Gian Maria Volonte "Dottore"
Florinda Bolkan Augusta Terzi
Salvo Randone Plumber
Gianni Santuccio Commissioner
Arturo Dominici Mangani
Orazio Orlando Biglia
Massimo Foschi Augusta's Husband
Sergio Tramonti Antonio Pace
Aldo Rendine Homicide Functionary
Aleka Paizi Actor
Vittorio Duse Actor
Pino Patti Actor
Giuseppe Licastro Actor
Filippo Degara Actor
Fulvio Gramaldi Actor
Ugo Adinolfi Actor
Giacomo Bellini Actor
Giuseppe Terranova Actor
Vincenzo Falanga Actor
Roberto Bonanni Actor
Guido Buzzelli Actor
Gino Usai Actor
Franco Marletta Actor
Gian Maria Volontè Il Dottore - former head of homicide squad
Gianfranco Barra Policeman Questioning Augusta's Husband
Ennio Morricone Composer

Technical Credits
Elio Petri Director,Screenwriter
Daniele Senatore Producer
Ugo Pirro Screenwriter
Marina Cicogna Producer
Mario Bramonti Sound Effects
Giuseppe Muratori Sound Effects
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