La decima vittima (1965)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Elio Petri

Writers:

Robert Sheckley (story)
Tonino Guerra (writer) ...
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Release Date:

20 December 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

It's the 21st century and they have a licence to kill.

Plot:

Some people like violence so much, that they decide to create a club in which human hunts are organized - members being alternately hunters, and prey, until they end up dead.

Plot Keywords:

Futuristic | Trident | Most Dangerous Game | Fight To The Death | Television Commercial

Cast

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
Richard Armstrong	...	Cole
Antonio Ciani
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Herlin	...	The man who gives the rules (uncredited)
Wolfgang Hillinger	...	Baron Von Aschenberg (the second victim) (uncredited)
Mickey Knox	...	Chet (uncredited)
Anita Sanders	...	Relaxatorium Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Elio Petri

Writing credits
Robert Sheckley		(story "The Seventh Victim")
Tonino Guerra		(writer) and
Giorgio Salvioni		(writer) and
Ennio Flaiano		(writer) (as Ennio Flajano) and
Elio Petri		(writer)
Ernesto Gastaldi		uncredited

Produced by
Carlo Ponti	....	producer

Original Music by
Piero Piccioni

Cinematography by
Gianni Di Venanzo

Film Editing by
Ruggero Mastroianni

Production Design by
Piero Poletto

Set Decoration by
Giovanni Checchi
Dario Micheli

Costume Design by
Giulio Coltellacci

Makeup Department
Giuseppe Banchelli	....	makeup artist: Mastroianni
Lina Cassini	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Claudio Mancini	....	production supervisor
Alfredo Melidoni	....	production supervisor
Jone Tuzi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Berto Pelosso	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Carlo Palmieri	....	sound recordist
Emilio Rosa	....	sound
Ennio Sensi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Pasqualino De Santis	....	camera operator (as Pasquale De Santis)
Mario Masini	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Enrico Sabbatini	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Piero Piccioni	....	conductor

Other crew
Renata Clerici	....	script supervisor (as Renata Clarici)
Mickey Knox	....	dialogue consultant: English language version
Adriano Pagani	....	production secretary
Giorgio Russo	....	production secretary
Saul Kahan	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Gino Landi	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
• Les Films Concordia
• Titanus - Appia (Stabilimenti Cinematografici)

Distributors

• Embassy Pictures Corporation (1965) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Inter-Verleih Film-Gesellschaft (1966) (Western Sahara) (theatrical)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
• Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (TV)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• International Recording  sound recording
• Messaggerie Musicali  music production
• Piatelli - Rome  wardrobe: Marcello Mastroianni
• Technicolor  color

Also Known As:

La dixième victime (France)
The 10th Victim
The Tenth Victim (UK)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (1966) | Australia:M | West Germany:18 (f) | Norway:16 | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

1285 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Trivia:

Ursula Andress was cast only after Ann-Margret was forced to withdraw due to too many commitments with other studios.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Soundtrack:

Spiral Waltz

A Futuristic, sci-fi, dark comedy

In the future an organization sets up a game show that show people hunting each other. Two people are chosen: the Hunter and the Victim. Anything goes as the Victim flees for the designated time period. Marcello Mastorianni plays the most successful killer and then his number comes up as a victim. The hunters and victims have know knowledge of one another and Marcello must always be on guard. The hunter after him is the beautiful Ursula Andress, always dressed in knock-out fashions. Marcello's as cool as ever, always dressed in black, wearing sunglasses. The production design is fantastic. The colourful comic book architecture is the height of retro cool. For fan of Italian '60s pop art science fiction, this is one to check out.