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Elio Petri

Italian filmmaker (1929–1982)

2.52body-of-work score · ranked #431 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

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Born
January 29, 1929 · Rome
Died
November 10, 1982 · Rome
Nationality
Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Work
film director, film screenwriter, film critic, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Elio Petri
Claudio Patriarca · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Working Class Goes to HeavenLa classe operaia va in paradiso

    1971 · Italy · drama

    Palme d'Or winner 1972

    1.501 citation
  2. 2
    Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionIndagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto

    1970 · Italy · drama, crime

    Cannes Grand Prix winner 1970 · Criterion Collection spine #682

    0.912 citations
  3. 3
    The 10th VictimLa decima vittima

    1965 · France / Italy · sci-fi, action, comedy

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.