Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Quando sei un pezzo grosso in una grossa città, puoi farla franca con un omicidio?

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.

Director

Elio Petri

Writers

Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri

Themesblack humorcrime investigationkafkaesquemasochistpolice brutalitypolitical repressionpower abuserome, italysexual sadismsocial satire