Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Italian Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto is a 1970 Italian crime drama film directed by Elio Petri. It is a dramatic, psychological, blackhumored satire on corruption in high office, telling the story of a top police officer who kills his mistress, and then tests whether the police would charge him for this crime. He begins manipulating the investigation by seen planting obvious clues while the other police officers ignore them, either intentionally or not.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion was released in Italy on February 9, 1970 where it was distributed by Euro International Film. In Italy, the film had a domestic gross of 1,928,248,000 Italian lire.The film was highly regarded in its own time, winning 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 as Best Foreign Language Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1971 and the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Mystery Screenplay. ........

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