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 |
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| 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 and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress, and featuring Elsa Martinelli in a supporting role. The picture is based on Robert Sheckley's 1953 short story "Seventh Victim". Sheckley later published a novelization of the film in 1966,[1] and two sequels (Victim Prime and Hunter/Victim) in 1987 and 1988, respectively.[2]
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Plot [edit]
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.
Cast [edit]
- 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
See also [edit]
- The Most Dangerous Game
- Girls with guns
- Battle Royale
- Series 7: The Contenders
- The Running Man (film)
- Assassin (game)
- The Hunger Games
- The Tournament (film)
References [edit]
- ^ Di Filippo, Paul. "The 10th Victim". Science Fiction Weekly. Retrieved 2007-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ Frelik, Paweł; Mead, David G. (2007). Playing the Universe: Games and Gaming in Science Fiction. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-83-227-2656-3.
External links [edit]
- 1965 films
- Italian-language films
- 1960s science fiction films
- French science fiction films
- Chase films
- Italian films
- Italian science fiction films
- Science fiction action films
- Films directed by Elio Petri
- 1960s action films
- Girls with guns films
- Films based on short fiction
- Snuff films in fiction
- Adaptations of works by Robert Sheckley
