
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.... (Full plot summary below)
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A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
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| Time OutDavid FearA paranoid police procedural, a perverse parable about the corrupting elements of power, and a candidate for the greatest predated Patriot Act movie ever ... |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzModerately engrossing parable, crime drama and character study, with rigid political undertones. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA provocative political thriller that is as troubling today as when it came out in 1970. Maybe more so. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertStylistically disconnected, but it works because it is absolutely fascinated with the nature of the inspector. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonOne of the most sardonic, brilliant satires of its era. |
| New YorkerAnthony LaneIts portrait of a loner and his lusts comes up frighteningly fresh, and the whole conceit would collapse without the muscular, rousing presence of Gian Maria Volonté in the central role. |
| The DissolveKeith PhippsInvestigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion begins like a giallo, but soon pushes beyond even that genre's outré boundaries, playing like a fever dream. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongUnfettered freedom is a source of dismay to the Roman homicide detective... He wants to have limits, he simply doesn't know where they are. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe movie survives beautifully both as an elegant thriller and as a study of the twisted infantilism that shapes the fanatic heart. |
| User ReviewDavid L"Indagini su di un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto" è un film dotato ancora di una grande potenza. Un drammatico giallo, psicologico e sociologico, che sconvolge nel 2016 come sconvolgeva nel 1970, quando vinse il premio Oscar come miglio film straniero. Psicologico perché smaschera le debolezze e le insicurezze di un uomo, tanto piccolo nella sfera privata quanto autoritario nella sua forma pubblica. Sociologico perché contesta l'autorevolezza e l'incorruttibilità della giustizia in realtà fatta da uomini imperfetti. Una recitazione spettacolare, non solo da parte di Volontè ma anche degli altri attori. Il tutto accompagnato dalla ormai emblematica colonna sonora di Ennio Morricone. Un grandissimo film ancora valido, provacatico ed onirico. |