Its portrait of a loner and his lusts comes up frighteningly fresh, and the whole conceit would collapse without the muscular, rousing presence of Gian Maria Volonte in the central role.
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 · 1h 51m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Elio Petri
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Overview
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
Director and cast
- Elio Petri Director
- Gian Maria Volonté as Dottore
- Florinda Bolkan as Augusta Terzi
- Gianni Santuccio as Police Prefect
- Orazio Orlando as Biglia
- Sergio Tramonti as Antonio Pace
- Arturo Dominici as Mangani
- Aldo Rendine as Nicola Panunzio
- Massimo Foschi as Augusta's Husband
- Aleka Paizi as Governess
- Vittorio Duse as Canes
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A paranoid police procedural, a perverse parable about the corrupting elements of power, and a candidate for the greatest predated Patriot Act movie ever ...
A provocative political thriller that is as troubling today as when it came out in 1970. Maybe more so.
The movie survives beautifully both as an elegant thriller and as a study of the twisted infantilism that shapes the fanatic heart.
A potent study of power as pathology.
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