FILMTSThe Salamander1981

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Name: The Salamander
Genre: drama
Released: 1981
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Franco Nero, Martin Balsam, Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee

1h 36m runtime

19811h 36mdrama

Drama film with a runtime of 96 minutes, released in 1981. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 36m

Minutes96

One SittingYes

With Break1h 48m

Spoiler-Free Synopsis

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Dante Matucci (Franco Nero), a counter-intelligence officer, uncovers a fascist plot to overthrow the Italian government, and as he begins to investigate, he has an ally in Bruno Manzini (Anthony Quinn), a man dedicated to hunting down war criminals. Bruno and other operatives, including the beautiful and frosty Lili Anders (Sybil Danning) report to Matucci as he coordinates their work. Most of the drama (not all) takes place off-screen, and Matucci essentially narrates the story -- making this one of the least exciting spy dramas around -- even the affair between Matucci and Anders is several degrees cooler than the norm. The inertia of the film continues through to the end, as the final denouement has all the suspects herded into one room (à la Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett) while Matucci and Manzini discuss the case.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 36m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 48m

Movie Facts

Release Year1981

Runtime1h 36m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdrama

DirectorPeter Zinner

ProducerPaul Maslansky

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