Elio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker

by Roberto Curti

Elio Petri (1929-1982) was one of the most commercially successful and critically revered Italian directors ever. A cultured intellectual and a politically committed filmmaker, Petri made award-winning movies that touched controversial social, religious, and political themes, such as the Mafia in We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), police brutality in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), and workers' struggles in Lulu...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476680345
• ISBN13: 9781476680347
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up