The Salamander

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The Salamander

I enjoy all there horror films etc. in his early films like Sherlock Holmes and the deadly necklace and Dracula 1958 he was a good handsome man when he was younger. and his wife gave birth to a lovely daughter now he is grown up and married,I have bought several books as well as from his actor friends, When actors done a Dracula documentary on Dracula the impaler i went to that castle in the summer of 1974, the castle was very large and had nice items inside being on top of the mountains it stood very proud, but i couldn't see any other building around there.It felt eerie when i was there my parents and my younger brother heard wolves i do not know where they were and how many live at the mountains, at night the air was cool but during the daytime it was too hot.by the tour operator we had camera's but allowed to use them inside.the salamander was film was good i saw his wife but she said no script in the film.

What a waste of superior acting talent! Anthony Quinn Claudia Cardinale Franco Nero Christopher Lee Martin Balsam Eli Wallach How could you go wrong? The story isn't even that bad, I blame the director. Remind me not to watch anything else directed by Peter Zinner. Oh wait, it seems this is the only film he ever directed. Thank G_d!

Another large budget film from ITC that although based on a best selling novel by Morris West and stuffed with stars it's rather too long and not that exciting, even though it is about a possible fascist coup in 1970's Italy. It had potential but is quite talky and the stars don't have much opportunity to shine. Standing out for me in the cast were Anthony Quinn as the Salamander, Sybil Danning as the fascinating love interest Lili Anders and Martin Balsam as stalwart Captain Steffanelli. They do get time to establish their characters, unlike other actors who are mainly wasted. Franco Nero as the leading man is OK. The location cinematography is pretty courtesy of Marcello Gatti. Best of all is the music score by Jerry Goldsmith, which by turns is romantic and thrilling, doing those two things far better than the film itself. One of the Polish spies was called 'Woodpecker' which for some reason amused me greatly.

it was one of favorite films of my childhood. today, it is only a promise. large, noble, interesting but prisoner of good intentions. the impressive torture scene, Franco Nero as Prince Charming, presence of Claudia Cardinale are little sparkles of a work without axis. sure, a thriller not must be a masterpiece but in this case it is a lost seed of fantastic tree. because story is fragile and almost boring. because central impression is to be at a great lunch without forks and knifes. and the script may be only improvisation . sure, it may be a cruel verdict. but after years, only gloomy memories about a nice film saves this movie.is it enough ? may be. in a little measure.

A political thriller involving secret plans to re-create a fascist government in Italy. This film is chocked full of stars like Christopher Lee, Anthony Quinn, Eli Wallach and the whole parade is led by Franco Nero who does a top notch job as high ranking officer investigating the murders involved in trying to obtain these documents. They had some cash to spend on this film as you can see how elaborately furnished the interior shots are and most everything else. The film mostly has Nero obtaining facts from interview to interview and there is a few chase scenes but its not a tense thriller just really interesting. The actors were amazing. If you get a chance give it a watch.

How did it go so wrong? How can a film with such an impressive cast (Franco Nero, Christopher Lee, Eli Wallach, Sybil Danning, Claudia Cardinale, Martin Balsam, Paul Smith - the torturer in "Midnight Express" - as, you guessed it, a torturer, etc.) and such colorful location filming around Italy (Rome, Milan, Venice, etc.) be such a bore? Probably because the story is slow-moving and unengaging, and has no real climax. Another obstacle for the viewer is the difficulty to buy people like Lee and Balsam as Italians. Nero is always likable, and Danning is stunning (even if she's in completely "unrevealing" mode here), but these two are barely enough to keep you focused on what was excellently described by another reviewer as "a political thriller without thrills". (*1/2)