The Salamander (1981 film)
| The Salamander | |
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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 |
Release dates |
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Running time |
96 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Salamander is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner in his directorial debut. The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West.
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 neo-fascist 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