Salamander1981

Director
Peter Zinner

Actors

Franco Nero (Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci)
Anthony Quinn (Bruno Manzini)
Martin Balsam (Captain Steffanelli)
Sybil Danning (Lili Anders)
Christopher Lee (Prince Baldasar)
Cleavon Little (Major Carl Malinowski, USMC)

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.
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 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, after falling in love with the late General’s girlfriend 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.
“The production has all the advantages a movie could ask for, leading with an all-star cast, a rousing score by Jerry Goldsmith, and Italy itself.” – Blu-ray.com
“The film is all Nero who is, always, a super protagonist. It’s in the right mood, I would watch it again.” – DVDBeaver Blu-ray
“There is the unique sight of Nero wearing only a jockstrap and engaging in a wall-slamming fight with Smith after some electrode cardiac torture, a moment in cinema history not easily forgotten.” – Mondo Digital