Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Film 1970 - ENG SUB)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Italian: Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) is a 1970 Italian crime thriller film directed by Elio Petri, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. It is a psychological, black-humored satire on corruption in high office. Audio in Italian with English subtitles (Click on CC for subtitles).

The film was released in Italy by Euro International Pictures on 9 February 1970, to widespread acclaim from critics. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, and the David di Donatello Awards for Best Film for Best Actor (Gian Maria Volonté). In the United States, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Petri and his co-writer Ugo Pirro were nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion was well received by critics and is widely considered one of the best international films of the 1970s. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and both the FIPRESCI Prize and the Grand Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Also it won the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture from the Mystery Writers of America.

Cast & Characters:
Gian Maria Volonté as "Il Dottore" ('the Doctor'), the Police Inspector
Florinda Bolkan as Augusta Terzi
Gianni Santuccio as the Police Commissioner
Orazio Orlando as Brigadier Biglia
Sergio Tramonti as Antonio Pace
Salvo Randone as the Plumber
Arturo Dominici as Mangani
Aldo Rendine as Nicola Panunzio
Massimo Foschi as Claudio Terzi
Vittorio Duse as Canes
Aleka Paizi as the Housekeeper
Pino Patti as the Wiretapping Supervisor
Gianfranco Barra as Agent Giusti