The Assassin

L’assassino, feature film, 1960

DIRECTED BY: Elio Petri

The Assassin

CAST:
Marcello Mastroianni (Nello Poletti),
Micheline Presle (Adalgisa De Matteis),
Salvo Randone (inspektor Palumbo),
Cristina Gaioni

SCRIPT:
Elio Petri,
Tonino Guerra,
Massimo Franciosa,
Pasquale Festa Campanile

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Carlo Di Palma

Synopsis:
Marcello Mastroianni is a playboy from Rome, suspected for the murder of his lover, Adalgisa De Matteis. Inspector Palumbo questions the suspect in the police station and tries to determine his guilt. The film follows the “cat and mouse” game between the inspector and the suspect through a series of flashbacks.

b/w, 105 minuta