Property Is No Longer a Theft

Property Is No Longer a Theft
Directed byElio Petri
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Elio Petri
  • Ugo Pirro
Produced byClaudio Mancini
Starring
CinematographyLuigi Kuveiller
Edited byRuggero Mastroianni
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
  • Quasars Film Company
  • Labrador Films
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 1 July 1973 (1973-07-01) (Italy)[1]
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian

Property Is No Longer a Theft (Italian: La proprietà non è più un furto) is a 1973 Italian-French comedy drama film directed by Elio Petri.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Total, a young bank cashier, is allergic to money and feels only contempt for his customers who in his eyes built their wealth on criminal or corrupt activities. After witnessing an armed robbery in his bank, he resigns from his job and turns to theft. He stalks a former client, butcher Macellaio, who for him represents the evils of capitalism, and robs him of his valuables: first Macellaio's butcher knife and hat, then his jewellery, money, car and even his mistress Anita. When Macellaio identifies his pursuer, he tries to pay Total off, but the latter resists and teams up with professional thief Albertone instead. Total continues on his path, the spoliation of other people's property, until he is stopped by Macellaio who kills him in an elevator.

Cast

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Release

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Property Is No Longer a Theft was screened in competition at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Curti, Roberto (2021). Elio Petri: Investigation of a Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 9781476680347.
  2. ^ "La proprietà non è più un furto". Cinematografo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Lang, Simon (2023). Ästhetik und Politik im Werk des italienischen Filmregisseurs Elio Petri. edition text + kritik. ISBN 9783967078770.
  4. ^ "Property Is No Longer a Theft". Film Affinity. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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