Kennwort: Salamander (1981)
Der italienische Agent Dante Mantucci untersucht eine Mordserie, der bereits mehrere prominente Politiker zum Opfer gefallen sind. An jedem Tatort hinterlässt der Killer eine Karte mit der Zeichnung eines Salamanders. Der Polizist vermutet, dass die Morde in Verbindung mit einer Verschwörung zum Sturz der Regierung stehen. Mantuccis Kampf gegen Killer, die faschistische Untergrundbewegung und die Suche nach dem "Salamander" endet schließlich in einem Netz von Intrigen und Verrat.
Der Regisseur:
Peter Zinner
Der Autor:
Robert Katz
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Franco Nero as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci |
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Anthony Quinn as Bruno Manzini |
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Martin Balsam as Captain Steffanelli |
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Claudia Cardinale as Elena Leporello |
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Sybil Danning as Lili Anders |
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Christopher Lee as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence |
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Cleavon Little as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC |
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Paul L. Smith as The Surgeon |
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John Steiner as Captain Roditi |
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Eli Wallach as General Leporello |
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Renzo Palmer as Carabinieri Major Giorgione |
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Anita Strindberg as Princess Faubiani |
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Marino Masé as Captain Rigoli |
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Jacques Herlin as Woodpecker |
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Fortunato Arena as General Pantaleone |
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John Stacy as Concierge |
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Andrea Esterhazy as Minister of Defense |
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Larry Dolgin as Captain Roditi (voice) (uncredited) |
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Tony Brandt as Gianni Bandanelli, Pantaleone's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Omero Capanna as Hitman (uncredited) |
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Attilio Dottesio as Party Guest of Manzini's (uncredited) |
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Tom Felleghy as Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Giganti as Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Margherita Horowitz as Wife of Minister of Defense (uncredited) |
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Gitte Lee as Princess Baldasar (uncredited) |
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Nello Pazzafini as Manzini's Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Amedeo Salamon as Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
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Frank Nuyen as Man at Pantaleone's funeral (uncredited) |
| Writing | Robert Katz | Writer |
| Writing | Rod Serling | Adaptation |
| Writing | Morris L. West | Novel |
| Production | Erwin C. Dietrich | Producer |
| Production | William R. Forman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Maslansky | Producer |
| Camera | Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claudio M. Cutry | Editor |
| Editing | Katina Zinner | Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Katz | Screenplay |
| Directing | Peter Zinner | Director |
| Production | Renzo Rossellini | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Tony Brandt | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Patrizia Ceresani | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Giantito Burchiellaro | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Caracciolo | Costume Design |
| Production | Joe Pollini | Production Manager |
| Art | Fernando Valento | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Tonino Testa | Sound |
| Crew | Angelo Ragusa | Stunts |
| Lighting | Stefano Marino | Electrician |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Production | Lew Grade | Producer |