Facts: - yearsactive: 1953 & ndash ; 1982 - death date: 10 november 1982 - birth date: 29 january 1929 - name: elio petri - death place: rome , italy - birth place: rome , italy - occupation: film director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elio petri .
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elio petri -lrb- 29 january 1929 -- 10 november 1982 -rrb- was an italian political filmmaker .