The 10th Victim
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Ursula Andress |
| Music by | Sergio Bardotti Piero Piccioni |
| Release date(s) | 1 December 1965 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
The 10th Victim (Italian: La decima vittima) is a 1965 Italian/French international co-production science fiction film directed by Elio Petri. It is based on Robert Sheckley's 1953 short story "Seventh Victim". Sheckley later published a novelization of the film in 1966.[1]
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[edit] Plot
In the near future, big wars are avoided by giving individuals with violent tendencies a chance to kill in the Big Hunt. The Hunt is the most popular form of entertainment in the world and also attracts participants who are looking for fame and fortune. It includes ten rounds for each competitor, five as the hunter and five as the victim. The survivor of ten rounds becomes extremely wealthy and retires. Scenes switch between the pursuit, romance between the hunter and the victim, and a narrator explaining the rules and justification of the Hunt.
Caroline Meredith (Ursula Andress) is the huntress armed with a high caliber Bosch shotgun looking for her tenth victim. Marcello Poletti (Marcello Mastroianni) is the victim. He is reluctant to kill Meredith as he is not sure whether she is his hunter, but then later because they become romantically involved. To maximize financial gain, Meredith wants to get a perfect kill in front of the cameras as she has negotiated a major sponsor from the Ming Tea Company.
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Girls with guns
- The Tournament (film)
- Series 7: The Contenders
- Assassin (game)
- The Hunger Games
[edit] References
- ^ Di Filippo, Paul. "The 10th Victim". Science Fiction Weekly. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/classic/sfw9935.html. Retrieved 2007-01-06.[dead link]
