The Salamander (1981) ( La salamandra Roja ) ( Morris West's The Salamander )

The Salamander (1981) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: La salamandra Roja
Alternate Title: Morris West's The Salamander
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1981 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Zinner

Written By:
Robert Katz
Rod Serling

Actors:
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 (as Paul Smith)
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

Synopsis:

Dante Matucci (Franco Nero), a counter-intelligence officer, uncovers a fascist plot to overthrow the Italian government, and as he begins to investigate, he has an ally in Bruno Manzini (Anthony Quinn), a man dedicated to hunting down war criminals. Bruno and other operatives, including the beautiful and frosty Lili Anders (Sybil Danning) report to Matucci as he coordinates their work. Most of the drama (not all) takes place off-screen, and Matucci essentially narrates the story -- making this one of the least exciting spy dramas around -- even the affair between Matucci and Anders is several degrees cooler than the norm. The inertia of the film continues through to the end, as the final denouement has all the suspects herded into one room (à la Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett) while Matucci and Manzini discuss the case.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 20 August, 2024.