Caccia alla volpe (1966)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1966 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Watch your girl, guard your gold, hold your jewels ...the fox is loose!

Plot:

Peter Sellers plays Aldo Vanucci (aka the Fox), one of the greatest criminals of the world, and master of disguise...

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Sister | Disguise | Posing | Prison Escape

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Aldo Vanucci aka Federico Fabrizi
Victor Mature	...	Tony Powell
Britt Ekland	...	Gina Vanucci aka "Gina Romantica"
Martin Balsam	...	Harry
Akim Tamiroff	...	Okra
Paolo Stoppa	...	Polio
Tino Buazzelli	...	Siepi
Mac Ronay	...	Carlo
Lydia Brazzi	...	Mama Vanucci
Lando Buzzanca	...	Police Chief
Maria Grazia Buccella	...	Miss Okra, the bikini trap.
Maurice Denham	...	Chief of Interpol
Tiberio Murgia	...	1st Detective
Francesco De Leone	...	2nd Detective
Carlo Croccolo	...	Cafe Owner

Also Known As:

After the Fox (UK) (USA)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Italy | USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:14 | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:Unrated | West Germany:6 (nf) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Ischia Island, Naples, Campania, Italy

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro (CCM)

Trivia:

The actor portraying Moses (in the Biblical epic being filmed by De Sica in the desert) has a hairstyle modeled on Michaelangelo's renowned sculpture, "Moses"; horns are sculpted into the actor's hair, mimicking the horns in Michaelangelo's statue (placed there due to a mistranslation of the Bible, in which the Hebrew word for "rays" was misread as 'horns').

Goofs:

Continuity: In the bedroom scene between Romantica and Powell, the woman runs her hands through the veteran actor's hair, revealing hair die which she rubs on her face. Seconds later, the marks on her face are still there but her hands are clean.

Quotes:

Aldo Vanucci: Because I am a small crook, I go to prison. It's only the big crooks that go free. Is that justice?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mondo Mod (1967)

Soundtrack:

After the Fox

underrated

Peter Sellers...thats all one needs to say! His star turn in this role is so infectious don't be surprised if there are moments when you break out into spontaneous laughter. Di Sica (yes, the Bicycle Thief director) relies less on Sellers than Blake Edwards ever did (Edwards's comedies usually zero in on one star to carry the feature, resulting in too much of a good thing. The Party, 10 and Skin Deep come to mind.) Victor Mature is equally hysterical in the Hollywood star role, self-parodying his own image. Kudos to Martin Balsam as the protective manager. You can't go wrong with Akim Tamiroff as the bad guy. About the only thing annoying about this picture is Britt Ekland when she speaks...because she ain't half bad to look at. Burt Bacharach's score is energetic and exciting, fitting in with the Italian backdrop and less "groovy '60s" than What's New Pussycat and Casino Royale. This early Neil Simon (!) romp is almost as much fun as "Murder By Death" and certainly less pretentious than any of his "Goodbye Girl" type- stuff. Look for him as the analyst at the beginning and end of the film...and look for Di Sica as himself. Lots of fun, don't miss it.