Product Details

• Actors: Gian Maria Volonte
• Directors: Elio Petri
• Format: NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: Castillian (Dolby Stereo (Analog))
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001D727F0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,937 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Winner of 1970's foreign film Oscar, this jarring and potent film tells the story of a recently promoted Fascist police inspector who slits his mistress's throat. He then plans self incriminating evidence and makes an anonymous call to report the crime. The police unearth clues that point to the inspector, but ignore them because of his high standing on the force.

An excellent look into the mind of a murderer, the film features an incredible performance from Gian Maria Volonte in the leading role. Director Elio Petri has made an anti-fascist statement that is both pointed and poignant, full of eerie, unsettling moods abetted by Ennio Morricone's excellent score. A piercing satire of Italian investigative techniques, and an interesting meditation on the relationship between class and guilt.

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen Version
English and Italian audio options
Optional English subtitles

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DVD details, January 14, 2011

By 

mickey_one (Cologne, Allemagne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto (DVD)

very good print! / Italian audio only / image cropped /

available from amazon.it / bol.it etc.

Impressive Italian thriller/giallo starring beautiful Florinda Bolkan (Anonymous Venetian; Brief Vacation; Lizard in a Woman's Skin) and Gian Maria Volonté (Fistful of Dollars+Few Dollars More; Christ Stopped at Eboli etc.)

Film: 8/10

Picture quality: 9/10

Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (cropped from original 1.85:1)

DVD 5

Audio: Italian

ST: Italian o/-