Eraclio Petri, commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film director, screenwriter, theatre director, and critic associated with the political cinema in the 1960s and '70s.
12 Facts About Elio Petri
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Elio Petri was expelled for political reasons from San Giuseppe di Merode, a school run by a priest on the Piazza di Spagna, and joined the youth organization of the Italian Communist Party.
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Elio Petri wrote for L'Unita and for Gioventu nuova as well as for Citta aperta.
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Elio Petri left the party in 1956 after the Hungarian uprising.
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Elio Petri collaborated, without being credited, on Rome 11:00, one of the least known post-war neo-realist movies.
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Elio Petri wrote a book about the inquiry into the actual events depicted which was published in 1956.
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Elio Petri was script-writer and director's assistant on A Husband for Anna, Days of Love, The Wolves, The Road a Year Long and La garconniere.
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Elio Petri's Days Are Numbered, was his second film, again co-authored with Tonino Guerra.
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Elio Petri directed The 10th Victim, a film with futuristic overtones co-authored with Tonino Guerra.
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Elio Petri then directed four films which earned him recognition for his analysis of schizophrenia.
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In 1978, Elio Petri directed Le mani sporche, a version for television of Sartre's play Dirty Hands, starring Marcello Mastroianni.
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In 1981, Elio Petri visited Geneva to direct Arthur Miller's new play The American Clock, with Marcello Mastroianni playing the lead role.