Ermittlungen gegen einen über jeden Verdacht erhabenen Bürger (1970)
Der Inspektor der Morddezernats wird von alle nur Dottore genannt. Um sich an seiner einflussreichen Stellung und seiner Macht zu berauschen, tötet er seine Geliebte Augusta Terzi. Zuvor hatten sich beide an sado-masochistischen Spielen erfreut, wobei sie das Mordopfer darstellte. Höchst zufrieden verfolgt der Dottore nun die Spurensuche seiner Mitarbeiter, die allerdings alle Hinweise auf den wahren Täter zu übersehen scheinen. Obwohl die Polizei Fingerabdrücke und weitere wichtige Beweise entdeckt, kommt niemand darauf, den angesehenen Inspektor zu verdächtigen. Stattdessen geraten Augustas Ex-Ehemann, ein homosexueller Künstler, und der Chemiestudent Antonio Pace, auch einer von ihren Liebhabern, ins Visier der Polizei. Doch wie lange kann der irre Dottore seine Mitarbeiter noch weiter herausfordern und seine wahnsinnigen Machtspielchen fortsetzen?
Der Regisseur:
Elio Petri
Die Autor:
Ugo Pirro, Elio Petri.
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Gian Maria Volonté as Dottore |
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Florinda Bolkan as Augusta Terzi |
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Gianni Santuccio as Police Prefect |
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Orazio Orlando as Biglia |
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Sergio Tramonti as Antonio Pace |
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Arturo Dominici as Mangani |
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Aldo Rendine as Nicola Panunzio |
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Massimo Foschi as Augusta's Husband |
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Αλέκα Παΐζη as Governess |
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Vittorio Duse as Canes |
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Pino Patti as Wiretapping Dep. Head |
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Salvo Randone as Plumber |
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Fulvio Grimaldi as Patanè |
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Giuseppe Aguinaldo Nicastro as |
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Filippo De Gara as |
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Ugo Adinolfi as |
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Franco Marletta as |
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Giacomo Bellini as |
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Giuseppe Terranova as |
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Vincenzo Falanga as |
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Roberto Bonanni as |
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Guido Buzzelli as |
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Gino Usai as |
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Calogero Azzaretto as Man Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited) |
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Gianfranco Barra as Interrogation Officer (uncredited) |
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Aristide Caporale as Man at Police Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Ettore Geri as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Giganti as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Franco Magno as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
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Enrico Marciani as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
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Enzo Mondino as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
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Mario Pascucci as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Fulvio Pellegrino as Policeman Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited) |
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Elio Petri as Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited) |
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Mario Silvestri as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
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Alessandro Tedeschi as Man Listening to Speech (uncredited) |
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Armando Tortorici as Arrested Contestant (uncredited) |
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Romano Moraschini as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Ugo Ballester as Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited) |
| Directing | Elio Petri | Director |
| Writing | Ugo Pirro | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosa Luciani | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Story |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Conductor |
| Directing | Lorenzo Magnolia | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Armenia Balducci | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Egidio Spugnini | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Edoardo Romani | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Roberto Onorati | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Corridoni | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Romano Cardarelli | Production Manager |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Adriana Olasio | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Hermes Gallippi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Alfredo Petri | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Daniele Senatore | Producer |
| Production | Marina Cicogna | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosa Luciani | Hair Designer |
| Camera | Antonio Annunziata | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Sammaciccia | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Ubaldo Terzano | Camera Operator |
| Art | Carlo Egidi | Production Design |
| Writing | Ugo Pirro | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Production | Romano Cardarelli | Production Director |
| Camera | Sergio Emidi | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Sergio Coletta | Gaffer |
| Sound | Mario Amari | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Lorenzo Magnolia | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Muratori | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Ugo Pirro | Screenstory |
| Directing | Antonio Gabrielli | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Corridoni | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Mario Tursi | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenstory |