The Salamander
25/04/1981
2h

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.
Cast


Franco Nero
Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci


Anthony Quinn
Bruno Manzini


Martin Balsam
Captain Steffanelli


Claudia Cardinale
Elena Leporello


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


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 Defense


Larry Dolgin
Captain Roditi (voice) (uncredited)
Tony Brandt
Gianni Bandanelli, Pantaleone's Lawyer (uncredited)


Omero Capanna
Hitman (uncredited)


Attilio Dottesio
Party Guest of Manzini's (uncredited)


Tom Felleghy
Man at Funeral (uncredited)


Alfonso Giganti
Man at Funeral (uncredited)


Margherita Horowitz
Wife of Minister of Defense (uncredited)
Gitte Lee
Princess Baldasar (uncredited)


Nello Pazzafini
Manzini's Bodyguard (uncredited)


Amedeo Salamon
Banquet Guest (uncredited)


Frank Nuyen
Man at Pantaleone's funeral (uncredited)
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