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Political intrigue and love in a suspense-filled drama based on Morris West's best-selling novel. The Salamander is the code name of a wealthy industrialist (Anthony Quinn) dedicated to defeating terrorism. In Italy's dark underworld a General mysteriously dies and intelligence agents find only one significant clue at the murder scene - a calling card bearing the crest of The Salamander. Special Agent Dante (Franco Nero), after falling in love with the late General's girlfriend (Sybil Danning), follows a trail that leads to a hair-raising series of murders. He turns to The Salamander and the two unite to overtake the conspirators.
Original Release
01/01/1981
US Release
05/23/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Robert Katz, Rod Serling, Morris West
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 / Minister of Defense |
Massimo Ciprari | Assassin |
Erminio Bianchi Fasani | Party Guest |
Tony Brandt | Gianni Bandanelli, Pantaleone's lawyer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William R. Forman | Executive Producer |
Erwin C. Dietrich | Producer |
Paul Maslansky | Producer |
Renzo Rossellini | Producer |