The Salamander is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner in his directorial debut.[2] The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West.[3]
The Salamander | |
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Directed by | Peter Zinner |
Written by | Robert Katz (screenplay) Rod Serling (adaptation) |
Based on | The Salamander by Morris West |
Produced by | Erwin C. Dietrich Paul Maslansky |
Starring | Franco Nero Anthony Quinn |
Cinematography | Marcello Gatti |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Distributed by | ITC Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Language | English |
Policeman Dante Matucci investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. As the body count grows he sees a pattern that might point to a neo-fascist conspiracy to take over the Italian government.
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