The Salamander

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

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.

Thriller Mystery

Franco Nero

(Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci)

Anthony Quinn

(Bruno Manzini)

Martin Balsam

(Captain Steffanelli)

Claudia Cardinale

(Elena Leporello)

Sybil Danning

Christopher Lee

(Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence)

Cleavon Little

(Major Carl Malinowski, USMC)

Paul L. Smith

John Steiner

(Captain Roditi)

Eli Wallach

(General Leporello)

Renzo Palmer

(Carabinieri Major Giorgione)

Anita Strindberg

(Princess Faubiani)

Marino Masé

(Captain Rigoli)

Jacques Herlin

Fortunato Arena

(General Pantaleone)

John Stacy

Andrea Esterhazy

(Minister of Defense)

Larry Dolgin

(Captain Roditi (voice) (uncredited))

Tony Brandt

(Gianni Bandanelli, Pantaleone's Lawyer (uncredited))

Omero Capanna

(Hitman (uncredited))

Attilio Dottesio

(Party Guest of Manzini's (uncredited))

Tom Felleghy

(Man at Funeral (uncredited))

Alfonso Giganti

(Man at Funeral (uncredited))

Margherita Horowitz

(Wife of Minister of Defense (uncredited))

Gitte Lee

(Princess Baldasar (uncredited))

Nello Pazzafini

(Manzini's Bodyguard (uncredited))

Amedeo Salamon

(Banquet Guest (uncredited))

Frank Nuyen

(Man at Pantaleone's funeral (uncredited))