---
title: 'The Assassin (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elio Petri'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassin-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054640/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Assassin (1961)

1961 · 105 min · Drama, Crime · France, Italy

Original title: L'assassino

## Synopsis

The Assassin is a 1961 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Elio Petri starring Marcello Mastroianni. It was Petri's feature film debut as a director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elio Petri](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-petri)
- **Screenplay:** [Elio Petri](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-petri), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra), [Massimo Franciosa](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-franciosa), [Pasquale Festa Campanile](https://cinepixo.com/people/pasquale-festa-campanile)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Franco Cristaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-cristaldi), [Vides Cinematografica](https://cinepixo.com/people/vides-cinematografica)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Di Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-di-palma)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Andrea Checchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-checchi)
- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni)
- [Bruno Scipioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-scipioni)
- [Toni Ucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-ucci)
- [Francesco Grandjacquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-grandjacquet)
- [Mac Ronay](https://cinepixo.com/people/mac-ronay)
- [Micheline Presle](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-presle)
- [Franco Ressel](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-ressel)
- [Paolo Panelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-panelli)
- [Salvo Randone](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvo-randone)
- [Carlo Egidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-egidi)
- [Marco Mariani](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-mariani)
- [Cristina Gajoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristina-gajoni)
- [Giuliano Montaldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliano-montaldo)
- [Enrico Maria Salerno](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-maria-salerno)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassin-1961
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1583882); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.