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The Salamander

The world's most expensive calling card. It will cost you your life.

1981★ 5.5 · 281h 43mThrillerMystery

Overview

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.

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Cast

Franco Nero
as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci

Christopher Lee
as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence

Claudia Cardinale
as Elena Leporello

Martin Balsam
as Captain Steffanelli

Eli Wallach
as General Leporello

Sybil Danning
as Lili Anders

Anthony Quinn
as Bruno Manzini

Cleavon Little
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC

John Steiner
as Captain Roditi

Paul L. Smith
as The Surgeon

Nello Pazzafini
as Manzini's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Omero Capanna
as Hitman (uncredited)

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Release date: 1981-04-25

Runtime: 1h 43m

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ThrillerMystery

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