The Salamander (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Peter Zinner |
| Written by | Robert Katz (screenplay) Rod Serling (adaptation) |
| Based on | The Salamander by Morris West |
| Produced by | Erwin C. Dietrich Paul Maslansky |
| Starring | Franco Nero Anthony Quinn |
| Cinematography | Marcello Gatti |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | ITC Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Salamander is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner, at his directorial debut.[2] The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West.[3]
Plot
Policeman Dante Matucci investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. As the body count grows he sees a pattern that might point to a conspiracy to take over the Italian government.
Cast
- Franco Nero as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci
- Anthony Quinn as Bruno Manzini
- Martin Balsam as Captain Steffanelli
- Sybil Danning as Lili Anders
- Christopher Lee as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
- Cleavon Little as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
- Paul L. Smith as The Surgeon
- John Steiner as Captain Roditi
- Claudia Cardinale as Elena Leporello
- Eli Wallach as General Leporello
- Renzo Palmer as Carabinieri Major Giorgione
- Anita Strindberg as Princess Faubiani
- Marino Masé as Captain Rigoli
- Jacques Herlin as Woodpecker
- Fortunato Arena as General Pantaleone
- John Stacy as Concierge
- Gitte Lee as Princess Baldasar
- Nello Pazzafini as Manzini's Bodyguard
References
- ^ "The-Salamander - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". NYTimes.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Bart Mills (November 2, 1980). "AN EDITOR GETS A SHOT AT DIRECTING". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Vincent Canby (June 5, 1983). "Movie Review 'THE SALAMANDER'". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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- 1981 films
- 1981 directorial debut films
- British political thriller films
- 1980s police films
- 1980s political thriller films
- Films set in Italy
- Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith
- Films based on works by Morris West
- ITC Entertainment films
- Films produced by Paul Maslansky
- Films with screenplays by Rod Serling
- Films about murder
- 1980s thriller film stubs
- Films about coups d'état