Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray]

The provocative Italian filmmaker Elio Petris most internationally acclaimed work is this remarkable, visceral, Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector (A FISTFUL OF DOLLARSS Gian Maria Volonte, in a commanding performance) investigating a heinous crime which he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early 70s, Petris kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable rendering of controlled chaos.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Orazio Orlando, Sergio Tramonti
Directors: Elio Petri
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 3
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: December 3, 2013
Run Time: 115 minutes

Cast & Crew

John Wells Police Inspector
Florinda Bolkan Augusta
Salvo Randone Plumber
Gianni Santuccio Police Commissioner
Arturo Dominici Mangani
Orazio Orlando Biglia
Sergio Tramonti Antonio Pace
Vittorio Duse Actor
Ugo Adinolfi Actor
Massimo Foschi Augusta's Husband
Aldo Rendine Homicide Functionary

Technical Credits

Elio Petri Director,Screenwriter
Romano Cardarelli Production Designer
Franco Corridoni Makeup
Carlo Egidi Art Director
Sonya Mays Friedman Makeup
Luigi Kuveiller Cinematographer
Ruggero Mastroianni Editor
Mayer Costumes/Costume Designer
Ennio Morricone Score Composer
Bruno Nicolai Musical Direction/Supervision
Ugo Pirro Screenwriter
Angela Sammaciccia Costumes/Costume Designer
Daniele Senatore Producer