The Assassin (1961 film)

The Assassin
Directed byElio Petri
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Tonino Guerra
  • Elio Petri
Produced byFranco Cristaldi
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
CinematographyCarlo Di Palma
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byPiero Piccioni
Production
companies
  • Titanus
  • Vides Cinematografica
  • Société Générale de Cinématographie[1]
Distributed byTitanus (Italy)
Release dates
  • 1 April 1961 (1961-04-01) (Italy)[2]
  • July 1964 (1964-07) (France)[2]
Running time
106 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Assassin (Italian: L'assassino) is a 1961 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Elio Petri starring Marcello Mastroianni.[1][2][3] It was Petri's feature film debut as a director.

  1. ^ a b "L'assassino". Ciné-Ressources (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Curti, Roberto (2021). Eltio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 9781476680347.
  3. ^ "L'assassino". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2023.