---
title: 'The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elio Petri'
released: '1971-09-17'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-working-class-goes-to-heaven-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066919/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)

1971 · 120 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: La classe operaia va in paradiso

## Synopsis

The Working Class Goes to Heaven, released in the US as Lulu the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by Elio Petri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple tool in the process of production. The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 25th Cannes Film Festival, sharing it with Francesco Rosi's The Mattei Affair.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elio Petri](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-petri)
- **Screenplay:** [Elio Petri](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-petri), [Ugo Pirro](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-pirro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Ugo Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-tucci)
- **Director of Photography:** [Luigi Kuveiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-kuveiller)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Guerrino Crivello](https://cinepixo.com/people/guerrino-crivello)
- [Gian Maria Volonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-maria-volonte)
- [Gino Pernice](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-pernice)
- [Luigi Diberti](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-diberti)
- [Carla Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-mancini)
- [Flavio Bucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/flavio-bucci)
- [Luigi Uzzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-uzzo)
- [Mariangela Melato](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariangela-melato)
- [Ezio Marano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ezio-marano)
- [Salvo Randone](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvo-randone)
- [Giuseppe Fortis](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-fortis)

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