La decima vittima (1965)

Director:

Elio Petri

Writers:

Robert Sheckley (story)
Tonino Guerra (writer) ...

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:

Violence | Futuristic | Toy Robot | Television | Trident

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

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:

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

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Spiral Waltz

A magnificent piece of Pop Art

To judge this film by "today's standards" misses the point--what are we comparing it to? Armageddon? Scream 3? This was the European 60s vision of the 'future'-- and why didn't it turn out that way? An odd, cheeky little plot mixing romance, light sci-fi and gunplay is underscored by dazzling visuals in a similar style to The Prisoner series, or Alphaville (if it were in color). Piero Piccioni's score is pure 'Jazz 2001', and is available as an import reissue. Mastroianni is charming and Ursula Andress is at her sexiest, in an array of groovy ensembles. It all depends on what you're after, but personally I wish the WORLD LOOKED like this movie and that men's and women's fashion reflected this film's 'in the future, people will dress like this' style. Anchor Bay's DVD is a great addition to the collection of any 60s/European film fan.