The 10th Victim

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, and two sequels (Victim Prime and Hunter/Victim) in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

Plot


The 10th Victim

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.

Plot differences from the original story


The 10th Victim

The original short story was written from the point of view of a man hunting his seventh target, a woman, whereas in the movie she is the hunter. He finds her apparently defenseless sitting in a cafe. Talking to her, she tells him how she is new to the game but could not bear to kill her own target, and now expects to die. The hunter falls in love with his victim, as in the movie, and eventually reveals who he is. However he has been tricked. She shoots him, joining the ranks of the "Sevens".

Cast


The 10th Victim
  • Marcello Mastroianni â€" Marcello Polletti
  • Ursula Andress â€" Caroline Meredith
  • Elsa Martinelli â€" Olga
  • Salvo Randone â€" Professor
  • Massimo Serato â€" Lawyer
  • Milo Quesada â€" Rudi
  • Luce Bonifassy â€" Lidia
  • George Wang â€" Chinese attacker
  • Evi Rigano â€" Victim
  • Walter Williams â€" Martin
  • Richard Armstrong â€" Cole
  • Antonio Ciani

See also


The 10th Victim
  • 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


The 10th Victim

External links


The 10th Victim
  • The 10th Victim at the Internet Movie Database
  • The 10th Victim at AllMovie


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