 In 1960, Petito again featured under director Dino Risi in his comedy picture of that year, "Il Mattatore", alongside Vittorio Gassman, Dorian Gray and previous co-stars Peppino De Filippo and Anna Maria Ferrero.However, Petito's role as "Il cavalier Pizzola-to" went uncredited.The film was nominated for best film at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.