The Salamander

The world's most expensive calling card. It will cost you your life.

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

1h 43m1981NRTMDb 5.3

ThrillerMystery

English

Crew and Cast

Peter ZinnerDirector

Franco Nero

Franco NeroCarabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

Anthony Quinn

Anthony QuinnBruno Manzini

Martin Balsam

Martin BalsamCaptain Steffanelli

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia CardinaleElena Leporello

Sybil Danning

Sybil DanningLili Anders

Christopher Lee

Christopher LeePrince Baldasar · the Director of Counterintelligence

Cleavon Little

Cleavon LittleMajor Carl Malinowski · USMC

Paul L. Smith

Paul L. SmithThe Surgeon

John Steiner

John SteinerCaptain Roditi

Eli Wallach

Eli WallachGeneral Leporello

Renzo Palmer

Renzo PalmerCarabinieri Major Giorgione

Anita Strindberg

Anita StrindbergPrincess Faubiani

Marino Masé

Marino MaséCaptain Rigoli

Jacques Herlin

Jacques HerlinWoodpecker

Fortunato Arena

Fortunato ArenaGeneral Pantaleone

John Stacy

John StacyConcierge

Andrea EsterhazyMinister of Defense

Larry Dolgin

Larry DolginCaptain Roditi (voice)

Tony BrandtGianni Bandanelli · Pantaleone's Lawyer

Omero Capanna

Omero CapannaHitman

Attilio Dottesio

Attilio DottesioParty Guest of Manzini's

Tom Felleghy

Tom FelleghyMan at Funeral

Alfonso Giganti

Alfonso GigantiMan at Funeral

Margherita Horowitz

Margherita HorowitzWife of Minister of Defense

Gitte LeePrincess Baldasar

Nello Pazzafini

Nello PazzafiniManzini's Bodyguard

Amedeo Salamon

Amedeo SalamonBanquet Guest

Frank Nuyen

Frank NuyenMan at Pantaleone's funeral

Storyline

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

Opera Film Produzione

The Salamander poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 25 April 1981
Runtime: 1h 43m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 5.3 / 10 (30 votes)

Production

Director: Peter Zinner
Writers: Robert Katz, Morris L. West
Studios: Opera Film Produzione, ITC Entertainment
Countries: Italy, United Kingdom

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Italian