The Assassin (Italian: L'assassino) is a 1961 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri.[2] It is the feature film debut of Petri. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
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| Produced by | Franco Cristaldi |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Cinematography | Carlo Di Palma[1] |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni[1] |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni[1] |
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| Distributed by | Titanus[1] |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
PlotEdit
Alfredo Martelli is picked up by the police with no justification. At the precinct, Martelli slowly discovers what the investigation is all about, he is the main suspect in the killing of his wealthy lover.
CastEdit
- Marcello Mastroianni as Alfredo Martelli
- Micheline Presle as Adalgisa de Matteis
- Cristina Gaioni as Antonella Nogara
- Salvo Randone as Commissario Palumbo
- Andrea Checchi as Morello
- Francesco Grandjacquet as Vecchio signore
- Marco Mariani as Commissario Margiotta
- Franco Ressel as Dottore Francesconi
- Mac Ronay as Suicida
- Toni Ucci as Toni
- Max Cartier as Bruno
- Bruno Scipioni
- Giovanna Gagliardo as Rosetta
- Liana Ferri
- Carlo Egidi as Amico di Nello
- Eugenio Maggi
- Ubaldo Micacchi
- Silvio Bastianelli
- Paolo Panelli as Paolo
ReleaseEdit
The Assassin was released on April 1, 1961. It was distributed by Titanus.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Curti 2021, p. 310.
- ^ "The Complete Index To World Film: The Assassin". CITWF.com. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for The Assassin". imdb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
ReferencesEdit
- Curti, Roberto (2021). Eltio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 1476642834.
External linksEdit
- The Assassin at IMDb
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