Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
aka Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
Reviewed in January 2010

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Director: Elio Petri. Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Orazio Orlando, Arturo Dominici, Gianni Santuccio, Sergio Tramonti, Massimo Foschi, Aldo Rendine, Vincenzo Falanga, Aleka Paizi, Vittorio Duse. Screenplay: Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro.

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Twitter Capsule: Crime thriller sports political resonance, a sheen of satire, and lushly sensuous appeal

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Photo © 1970 Vera Films S.p.a., © 1971 Columbia Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A

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Academy Award Nominations (1971):
	Best Original Screenplay: Elio Petri & Ugo Pirro
Academy Award Nominations and Winners (1970):
★	Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Nominations (1970):
	Best Foreign Language Film
Other Awards (1970):
	Cannes Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize; FIPRESCI Prize

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