Caccia alla volpe (1966)

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 scenes of the film that Aldo Vanucci and Gina Vanucci watch starring Tony Powell (Victor Mature) are actually scenes from the film Easy Living (1949) starring Victor Mature and Lizabeth Scott.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of this film, the police conferees are presented with a gold bar to examine. Based on its apparent size - it seems to be about a foot and a half long by three and a half inches wide and high - it would weigh on the order of 150 pounds. Yet it is passed around the table as if it weighed a tenth that much!

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 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

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.