Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.

Gian Maria Volonté

(Dottore)

Florinda Bolkan

(Augusta Terzi)

Gianni Santuccio

(Police Prefect)

Orazio Orlando

(Biglia)

Sergio Tramonti

(Antonio Pace)

Arturo Dominici

(Mangani)

Aldo Rendine

(Nicola Panunzio)

Massimo Foschi

(Augusta's Husband)

Aleka Paizi

(Governess)

Vittorio Duse

(Canes)

Pino Patti

(Wiretapping Dep. Head)

Salvo Randone

(Plumber)

Fulvio Grimaldi

(Patanè)

Giuseppe Aguinaldo Nicastro

Filippo De Gara

Ugo Adinolfi

Franco Marletta

Giacomo Bellini

Giuseppe Terranova

Vincenzo Falanga

Roberto Bonanni

Guido Buzzelli

Gino Usai

Calogero Azzaretto

(Man Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited))

Gianfranco Barra

(Interrogation Officer (uncredited))

Aristide Caporale

(Man at Police Headquarters (uncredited))

Ettore Geri

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))

Alfonso Giganti

(Policeman (uncredited))

Franco Magno

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))

Enrico Marciani

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))

Enzo Mondino

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))

Mario Pascucci

(Policeman (uncredited))

Fulvio Pellegrino

(Policeman Listening the Speech of Dottore (uncredited))

Elio Petri

(Policeman Sleeping During Dottore's Address (uncredited))

Mario Silvestri

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))

Alessandro Tedeschi

(Man Listening to Speech (uncredited))

Armando Tortorici

(Arrested Contestant (uncredited))

Romano Moraschini

(Policeman (uncredited))

Ugo Ballester

(Officer Attending the Final Confession (uncredited))