The 10th Victim (1965)
"La decima vittima" (original title)

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.

Director:

Elio Petri

Writers:

Robert Sheckley (story), Tonino Guerra (screenplay),

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Marcello Poletti
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

Storyline

A campy futuristic tale where people hunt one another for sport. In this film, Victim and Hunter run around Italy trying to score a kill in front of the movie crews they arranged so they could make commercials from the footage.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | based on short story | stabbed in the stomach | hired killer | dangerous game | 

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Taglines:

She'd love to kill him - and kill... to love him!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 December 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

The 10th Victim

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Concordia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Simon Doonan, all the costumes for this film were by André Courrèges.

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Quotes

Narrator: Why control the births when we can increase the deaths?

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Connections

Referenced in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Spiral Waltz"
Written by Piero Piccioni
Lyrics by Sergio Bardotti
Performed by Mina

User Reviews

A hidden gem...

I normally don't feel compelled to write reviews for films, especially when similar views have already been presented. However, after seeing a blatantly off-base review under the title of "hopeless" for "The 10th Victim", I had to make up for it. That reviewer is obviously incapable of appreciating a film like this because it's not easily pigeonholed. It's a fun, exciting comedy, drama, and farce rolled into one... I really liked the interactions between Andress (who looks absolutely stunning in this film) and Mastroianni. An interesting concept that is well executed... after viewing it for the first time, I knew it would remain an all-time favorite of mine for life... I am thrilled that this is finally seeing the light of day on DVD (after a way-outdated VHS version that even had a photo of Andress from ten years later on the cover, instead of a proper still from the movie). I'm buying this on DVD the second it's released...

Lest I forget... the soundtrack of this film is simply amazing... Not a large amount of original music, but what a score it is... by the Italian master Piero Piccioni. Listen and love...