The Assassin (1961 film)

The Assassin
The Assassin
Directed by	Elio Petri
Screenplay by	Tonino Guerra; Elio Petri; Pasquale Festa Campanile; Massimo Franciosa;
Story by	Tonino Guerra; Elio Petri;
Produced by	Franco Cristaldi
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni; Cristina Gajoni; Micheline Presle; Salvo Randone; Andrea Cecchi; Giovanna Gagliardo; Max Cartier; Toni Ucci; Paolo Panelli;
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Production; companies	Titanus; Vides Cinematografica; Société Générale de Cinématographie;
Distributed by	Titanus (Italy)
Release dates	1 April 1961 (Italy); July 1964 (France);
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Assassin (Italian: L'assassino) 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.