The Salamander (1981 film)

The Salamander (also known as Morris West's The Salamander) is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner, at his directorial debut. The film is based on a novel with the same name by Morris West.

Plot
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 conspiracy to take over the Italian government.

Cast

 * 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
 * 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
 * John Stacy: Concierge
 * Gitte Lee: Princess Baldasar
 * Nello Pazzafini: Manzini's Bodyguard