The Working Class Goes to Heaven
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Screenplay by | Elio Petri Ugo Pirro |
| Produced by | Ugo Tucci |
| Starring | Gian Maria Volonté Mariangela Melato Gino Pernice Luigi Diberti Donato Castellaneta Salvo Randone |
| Cinematography | Luigi Kuveiller |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Production company | Euro International Films |
| Distributed by | Euro International Films |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (Italian: La classe operaia va in paradiso), 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.