The 10th Victim
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Elio Petri
Marcello Mastroianni
Ursula Andress
Elsa Martinelli
Salvo Randone
Massimo Serato
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the 21st century, a system of authorized murder called the "Big Hunt" has replaced war. Caroline Meredith, a licensed hunter, shoots her 9th victim in a New York City art gallery with a sophisticated setup of guns in her brassiere. Her 10th victim, whose death will bring her wealth and fame, is computer-selected Marcello Polletti. Marcello's winnings from six kills have already been spent by his mistress, Olga, and his ex-wife, Lidia. In Rome, while Marcello awaits his unknown assailant, Caroline makes an arrangement with a television company to film her kill as part of a commercial. Impersonating a reporter whose assignment is to study the sexual preoccupations of Italian men, Caroline approaches Marcello to request an interview with him at the Temple of Venus. Wary of meeting Caroline, Marcello arranges for her to be eaten by a crocodile before the cameras of a competing television company. Undaunted, Caroline lures Marcello to the beach and convinces him of her interest in him, and Marcello, for his part, begins to be fascinated by her. At the beach, Caroline drugs Marcello and the next morning hauls him back to the Temple of Venus. Caroline reluctantly shoots Marcello in front of the television cameras, but Marcello survives because he has loaded the gun with blanks. He attempts to take his revenge, but Caroline's bulletproof armorplate saves her life. The experience has drawn the two together, and they board the Wedding Airplane to be married; but after the ceremony, the pilot pulls a gun on the newlyweds.
Director
Elio Petri
Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Ursula Andress
Elsa Martinelli
Salvo Randone
Massimo Serato
Evi Rigano
Milo Quesada
Luce Bonifassy
Anita Sanders
Mickey Knox
Richard Armstrong
Walter Williams
George Wang
Crew
Giovanni Checchi
Giulio Coltellacci
Pasquale De Santis
Gianni Di Venanzo
Ennio Flajano
Sorelle Fontana (roma)
Tonino Guerra
Gino Landi
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine
Ruggero Mastroianni
Dario Micheli
Berto Pelosso
Elio Petri
Piero Piccioni
Piero Poletto
Carlo Ponti
Giorgio Salvioni
Ennio Sensi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location in Rome and New York City. Opened in Rome in December 1965 as La decima vittima; running time: 100 min; in Paris in February 1967 as La dixième victime; running time: 90 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1965
Re-released in United States on Video March 9, 1994
Formerly distributed by Embassy Home Entertainment.
Released in United States 1965
Re-released in United States on Video March 9, 1994
