Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio
A kafkian story: a fascistoid police inspector kills his mistress, and deliberately leaves clues just to find out how big is his reputation of "a citizen above suspicion".
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One of the first Italian detective movies ever made. Political thriller but also psychological and surreal drama, it's probably the best in its genre. In a grotesque way, director and writer Elio Petri perfectly portrays the political and social contest in 70's Italy, period of ...( read more)
Gian Maria Volonté persuasively personifies a suave, spitefully malevolent kind of hitchcockian sociopath. A surreal and strong meditation about how some human beings can be corrupted by power. A fundamental allegory to understand the Italian sociopolitical situation of that time...( read more)
The written character, the Gian Maria Volonte's performance and Elio Petri made a fascinating film. I admire the Italian cinema.
A metà tra un giallo di Hitchcock e una satira politica, questo film mi ha lasciata completamente a bocca aperta.
Le scelte registiche, l'originale storia, il modo scelto per fare satira del clima politico italiano negli anni '70 e i bellissimi personaggi-macchietta sono solo al...( read more)
The theme is strong and the script wonderful but I hate Volonté's accent.
want to see this because it won best foreign-language film at the oscars and was nominated for best foreign film at the golden globes
Typical 70s themes, distorted in a grotesque and disturbing way. Superb acting by Gian Maria Volonté.
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