Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (original title)
This dramatic, psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office, tells the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. He begins manipulating the investigation by planting obvious clues while the other police officers ignore them, either intentionally or otherwise. Won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (115 mins.)
| Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) | |
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Rating: 8.1/10 (7,873 votes) Director: Elio Petri Writer: Elio Petri (story and screenplay), Ugo Pirro (story and screenplay) Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Orazio Orlando Runtime: 115 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Released: 09 Sep 1970 |
| Plot: A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime. | |
