The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
In Dublin, the acid-scarred, razor-slashed corpse of a young woman is discovered in the boot of the Swiss Ambassador's limousine. The Ambassador, his family and employees all become immediate suspects. Faced with the problem of diplomatic immunity, the police officer in charge of the case brings in John Norton, an ex-Inspector known for his brutal methods, to carry out an "unoffical" investigation. While Norton develops a relationship with the Ambassdor's attractive daughter, several more gruesome murders occur...
Director:
Riccardo Freda
Writers:
Günter Ebert, Renato Romano, Sandro Continenza, Riccardo Freda.
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Luigi Pistilli as ex-Inspector John Norton |
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Dagmar Lassander as Helene Sobieski |
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Anton Diffring as Ambassador Sobieski |
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Arthur O'Sullivan as Inspector Lawrence |
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Werner Pochath as Marc Sobieski (as Werner Pochat) |
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Dominique Boschero as Ambassador Sobieski's mistress |
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Renato Romano as Mandel, the chauffeur |
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Sergio Doria as Walter |
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Ruth Durley as Norton's mother |
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Valentina Cortese as Madame Sobieski |
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Emmet Bergin as Man in café (uncredited) |
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Niall Tóibín as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Production | Ennio Nobili | Producer |
| Production | Giuseppe Chevalier | Production Designer |
| Production | Alfonso Donati | Production Manager |
| Writing | Günter Ebert | Screenplay |
| Editing | Riccardo Freda | Editor |
| Production | Fritz Hammel | Unit Manager |
| Production | Franco Fumagalli | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
| Writing | Renato Romano | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Vitali | Costume Designer |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Writing | André Tranché | Dialogue |
| Writing | Richard Mann | Novel |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Art | Giuseppe Chevalier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Riccardo Freda | Screenplay |
| Directing | Leo Jahn | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ennio Marzocchini | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Aldo De Martino | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Vivalda Vigorelli | Continuity |
| Sound | Nick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Renato Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Leo Massa | Still Photographer |
| Production | Giuseppe Bruno Bossio | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Gertrud Petermann | Assistant Editor |