The 10th Victim (1965)
December 2, 1965Release Date
The 10th Victim (1965)
December 2, 1965Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Polletti
Ursula Andress
Caroline Meredith
Elsa Martinelli
Olga
Salvo Randone
Professor
Massimo Serato
Lawyer
Milo Quesada
Rudi
Luce Bonifassy
Lidia
George Wang
Chinese Attacker
Evi Rigano
Victim
Walter Williams
Martin
Robert Buchanan
Martin Tibbett
Richard Armstrong
Cole
Anita Sanders
Relaxatorium Girl (uncredited)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Terrace Snack Bar Manager (uncredited)
Jacques Herlin
Masoch Club Manager (uncredited)
Wolfgang Hillinger
Baron von Richtofen (uncredited)
Mickey Knox
Chet (uncredited)
Gino Pernice
Hunter (uncredited)
Massimo Righi
Journalist (uncredited)
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Priest in Aeroplane (uncredited)
Elio Petri
Director / Screenplay
Berto Pelosso
First Assistant Director
Giorgio Salvioni
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Mario Masini
Assistant Camera
Jone Tuzi
Production Coordinator
Robert Sheckley
Novel
Tonino Guerra
Screenplay
Adriano Pagani
Production Secretary
Piero Piccioni
Conductor / Original Music Composer
Giorgio Russo
Production Secretary
Carlo Palmieri
Sound Recordist
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume Design
Piero Poletto
Production Design
Emilio Rosa
Sound
Alfredo Melidoni
Production Supervisor
Giuseppe Banchelli
Makeup Artist
Claudio Mancini
Production Supervisor
Ennio Sensi
Sound
Gianni Di Venanzo
Director of Photography
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Dario Micheli
Set Decoration
Lina Cassini
Hairstylist
Giovanni Checchi
Set Decoration
Enrico Sabbatini
Assistant Costume Designer
Renata Clerici
Script Supervisor
Pasqualino De Santis
Camera Operator
Antonio Ciani
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1965
Original NameLa decima vittima
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Filming LocationsEuropa, Italy
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This Movie Is About.
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The 10th Victim (Italian: La decima vittima) is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by Elio Petri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo Randone. An international co-production between Italy and France, it is based on Robert Sheckley's 1953 short story "Seventh Victim".
Taking place in the year 2079 in the aftermath of World War III, the film's focus is on a government-endorsed program known as "The Big Hunt", whereby contestants from around the world act as "hunters" and "victims" in two-person battles to the death as a means of avoiding mass warfare. The plot follows veteran Big Hunt contestants Caroline Meredith (Andress) and Marcello Poletti (Mastroianni), who are respectively assigned the roles of hunter and victim for one such confrontation, which is complicated by their budding romance. Like Petri's other films, The 10th Victim is a work of socio-political satire, while also combining science fiction themes with conventions of the commedia all'italiana genre.
Upon release, The 10th Victim performed below expectations in Italy and received mixed reviews from critics. In the decades since its initial release, the film has garnered a cult following, and its imagery has been referenced or parodied in other films, notably the Austin Powers franchise; it is also considered to be a forerunner to works depicting televised fights to the death, such as The Hunger Games. A novelization of the film, written by Sheckley, was published in 1966, this was followed by two sequels, Victim Prime and Hunter/Victim in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Although several attempts to produce a remake of The 10th Victim have been announced, none have entered production.