The Salamander (1981) - film review
Peter Zinner
Thriller

Summary
The Salamander is an American-Italian-British thriller film first released in 1981,
directed by Peter Zinner.
The film stars Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Martin Balsam, Sybil Danning and Christopher Lee.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Peter Zinner
- Script: Robert Katz, Rod Serling, Morris L. West
- Photo: Marcello Gatti
- Music: Jerry Goldsmith
- Cast: Franco Nero (Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci), Anthony Quinn (Bruno Manzini), Martin Balsam (Captain Steffanelli), Sybil Danning (Lili Anders), Christopher Lee (Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence), Cleavon Little (Major Carl Malinowski, USMC), Paul L. Smith (The Surgeon), John Steiner (Captain Roditi), Claudia Cardinale (Elena Leporello), Eli Wallach (General Leporello), Renzo Palmer (Carabinieri Major Giorgione), Anita Strindberg (Princess Faubiani), Marino Masé (Captain Rigoli), Jacques Herlin (Woodpecker), Fortunato Arena (General Pantaleone), John Stacy (Concierge), Andrea Esterhazy (Minister of Defence), Massimo Ciprari (Assassin), Larry Dolgin (Captain Roditi), Tony Brandt (Gianni Bandanelli, Pantaleone’s øawyer), Attilio Dottesio (Party Guest at Manzini’s), Tom Felleghy (Man at Pantaleone’s Burial), Margherita Horowitz (Wife of Minister of Defence), Gitte Lee (Princess Baldasar), Nello Pazzafini (Manzini’s Bodyguard)
- Country: USA / Italy / UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 103 min
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