Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
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In a time of internal political disturbance, Roman police inspector Gian Maria Volontè (the bad guy in A Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars More) gets that plum assignment: crack down on political dissidents; then proceeds to slash the throat of married mistress Florinda Bolkan ("a beautiful, kinky masochist" - Vincent Canby). But as homicide cops swarm over the murder scene, guess who gets tapped to head the investigation? And, as every clue unearthed - most perversely planted by Volontè
Sep 28, 2012 Limited
Sony Pictures Repertory
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Cast
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Gian Maria Volonté
Police Inspector -
Florinda Bolkan
Augusta -
Salvo Randone
Plumber -
Gianni Santuccio
Police Commissioner -
Arturo Dominici
Mangani -
Orazio Orlando
Biglia -
Sergio Tramonti
Antonio Pace -
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Massimo Foschi
Augusta's Husband -
Aldo Rendine
Homicide Functionary -
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Its portrait of a loner and his lusts comes up frighteningly fresh, and the whole conceit would collapse without the muscular, rousing presence of Gian Maria Volonté in the central role.
Top CriticA paranoid police procedural, a perverse parable about the corrupting elements of power, and a candidate for the greatest predated Patriot Act movie ever ...
A provocative political thriller that is as troubling today as when it came out in 1970. Maybe more so.
A potent study of power as pathology.
Decades later, Petri's Italian political thriller is just as timely and provocative as it was in 1970, when it won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
Moderately engrossing parable, crime drama and character study, with rigid political undertones.
One of the most sardonic, brilliant satires of its era.
The movie survives beautifully both as an elegant thriller and as a study of the twisted infantilism that shapes the fanatic heart.
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Foreign Titles
- Ermittlungen gegen einen über jeden Verdacht erhabenen Bürger (DE)
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (UK)
