Salamander (1981)
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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… More 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. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Zinner
- Written By
- Robert Katz
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Apr 29, 1987
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Cast
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Anthony Quinn
as Bruno Manzini
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Martin Balsam
as Navy Capt. Steffanelli
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Sybil Danning
as Lili Anders
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Eli Wallach
as Leporello
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Claudia Cardinale
as Elena
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Paul L. Smith
as The Surgeon
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John Steiner
as Roditi
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Renzo Palmer
as Girgione
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Anita Strindberg
as Princess
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Marino Masé
as Capt.Rigoli
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Jacques Herlin
as Woodpecker
- Gita Lee
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Massimo Ciprari
as Assassin
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Andre Eszterhazy
as Minister of Defence
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Christopher Lee
as Director Baldassare
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Cleavon Little
as Maj. Carl Malinowsky
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Franco Nero
as Col. Dante Matucci
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John Stacy
as Concierge
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Fortunato Arena
as Major General Pantaleone
