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The Salamander (1981 Film)
''The Salamander'' is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner in his directorial debut. The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West. Plot Policeman Dante Matucci investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. As the body count grows he sees a pattern that might point to a neo-fascist conspiracy to take over the Italian government. Cast *Franco Nero as Carabinieri Colonel Dante Matucci *Anthony Quinn as Bruno Manzini *Martin Balsam as Captain Steffanelli *Sybil Danning as Lili Anders *Christopher Lee as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence *Cleavon Little as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC *Paul L. Smith as The Surgeon *John Steiner as Captain Roditi *Claudia Cardinale as Elena Leporello *Eli Wallach as General Leporello *Renzo Palmer as Carabinieri Major Giorgione *Anita Strindberg as Princess Faubiani *Marino Masé as Captain Rigoli *Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Zinner
Peter Zinner (July 24, 1919 – November 13, 2007) was an Austrian-American film editor. Following nearly fifteen years of uncredited work as an assistant sound editor, Zinner received credits on more than fifty films from 1959 to 2006. His most influential films are likely ''The Godfather'' and ''The Godfather Part II'', both of which appear on a 2012 listing of the 75 best edited films of all time compiled by the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Early life He was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied music there in the Theresianum and at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Following the occupation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, Zinner and his parents, who were Jewish, emigrated. They went first to the Philippines, and in 1940 to the United States. As a young man, Zinner worked in Los Angeles as a taxi driver and occasionally as a pianist at screenings of silent films. Career In 1943, Zinner became an apprentice film editor at the 20th Century Fox Studios. He became an assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimately playing the role nine times. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), Count Dooku in several ''Star Wars'' films (2002–2008), and Saruman in both the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011, and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. He credited three films for making his name as an actor, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957), and '' Dracula'' (1958). He considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Kroencke
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimately playing the role nine times. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), Count Dooku in several ''Star Wars'' films (2002–2008), and Saruman in both the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011, and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. He credited three films for making his name as an actor, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957), and ''Dracula'' (1958). He considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan's fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stacy
John Will Stacy (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 71 s since January 1993. Education Stacy earned his BS from Morehead State University and his JD from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Elections *2012 Stacy was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,569 votes (66.0%) and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 10,737 votes. *1992 Stacy was initially elected in the 1992 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1992 General election. *1994 Stacy was unopposed for both the 1994 Democratic Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election. *1996 Stacy was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election. *1998 Stacy was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election. *2000 Stacy was unopposed for both the 2000 Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortunato Arena
Fortunato Arena (23 May 1922 – 7 March 1994) was an Italian stuntman and actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989. Selected filmography * ''Blood for a Silver Dollar'' (1965) * '' Conqueror of Atlantis'' (1965) * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1965) * '' Erik, the Viking'' (1965) * ''Seven Dollars on the Red'' (1966) * '' Django Shoots First'' (1966) * ''Killer's Carnival'' (1966) * ''The Great Silence'' (1968) * '' Long Days of Hate'' (1968) * '' Day After Tomorrow'' (1968) * ''Sartana the Gravedigger'' (1969) * '' I quattro del pater noster'' (1969) * '' I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin'' (1970) * ''Adiós, Sabata'' (1970) * ''The Last Traitor'' (1971) * ''Trinity Is Still My Name'' (1971) * ''Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead'' (1971) * ''Two Sons of Trinity'' (1972) * '' Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' (1972) * '' Return of Shanghai Joe'' (1975) * ''A Special Cop in Action'' (1976) * ''Confessions of a Lady Cop ''La pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Herlin
Jacques Herlin (17 August 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a French character actor. Born in Paris as Jacques de Jouette, he appeared in an impressive number of films from the early sixties. He was also active on stage and on television. He died in 2014 at the age of 86. Selected filmography * ''Et ta soeur'' (1958) - (uncredited) * ''Le caïd'' (1960) - (uncredited) * '''' (1960) - Le garçon de café * ''The Girl with the Golden Eyes'' (1961) - Un chauffeur de taxi * ''Carillons sans joie'' (1962) - Benjouba * ''Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin'' (1962) * '' |
Marino Masé
Marino Masè (21 March 1939 – 28 May 2022) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films. Life Masè was born in Trieste on 21 March 1939. While still a teenager, he joined the laboratory for young actors of the production company Vides by Franco Cristaldi and studied acting under Alessandro Fersen. He made his stage debut in 1960 in ''L'arialda'', directed by Luchino Visconti, and his film debut in the 1961 adventure '' Romulus and the Sabines'' by Richard Pottier. He had several leading roles in the first half of the 1960s, including Marco Bellocchio's ''Fists in the Pocket'' and Jean-Luc Godard's ''Les Carabiniers'', then he was mainly cast in supporting roles. Masè was also active in the adaptation of the dialogues for dubbing. Masè died in Rome on 28 May 2022, at the age of 83. Selected filmography * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1961) as Leno * ''The Leopard'' (1963) as Tutor * ''The Carabineers'' (1963) as Ulysses * ''A Sentimental Attempt'' (1963) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Strindberg
Anita Strindberg (born 19 June 1937) is a Swedish former actress who appeared in numerous Italian ''giallo'' films in the 1970s. Strindberg appeared as Anita Edberg in two Swedish films in the late 1950s. She started her career in gialli with Lucio Fulci's ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' in 1971 and starred in her first lead role that same year, in the Sergio Martino-directed ''The Case of the Scorpion's Tail''. In 1972, she starred in two more gialli: Aldo Lado's '' Who Saw Her Die?'' and Martino's ''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key''. After the early 1970s, Strindberg acted in many types of genre films: a women in prison film ''Women in Cell Block 7'' (1973); the ''Exorcist''-like horror film '' The Antichrist'' (1974); and the ''poliziotteschi'' film '' Almost Human'' (1974), directed by Umberto Lenzi. Her last film was Riccardo Freda's ''Murder Obsession'', also known as ''Fear'' co-starring Laura Gemser. Filmography *''Blonde in Bondage'' (1957) - Telephone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renzo Palmer
Renzo Palmer (20 December 1929 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988. Life and career Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was the adopted son of the stage actress Kiki Palmer (from which, born Giulia Fogliata, he inherited his stage name). After leaving his law studies, he debuted in 1955 on radio, after being spotted at an audition for singers, and then worked for two years in the Company of Prose of "Radio Roma". In 1957 Palmer made his television debut with ''L'avaro'', directed by Vittorio Cottafavi; the same year he also made his theatrical debut at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, in the revue ''I pallinisti''. From then, even continuing to appear in prestigious stage works it was the television that assured him popularity and professional satisfaction, thanks to the numerous successful television films and TV series in which he starred. Palmer was also a versatile film character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach (; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. From his 1945 Broadway debut to his last film appearance, Wallach's entertainment career spanned 65 years. Originally trained in stage acting, he became "one of the greatest character actors ever to appear on stage and screen" and ultimately garnered over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often appeared together on stage, eventually becoming a notable acting couple in American theater. Wallach initially studied method acting under Sanford Meisner, and later became a founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee Strasberg. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career, primarily as a supporting actor. For his debut screen performance in ''Baby Doll'' (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in ''The Magnificent Seven'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Cardinale
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with the Egyptian star Omar Sharif in ''Goha'' (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy with roles in films such as ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960), ''Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961), ''Cartouche (film), Cartouche'' (1962), ''The Leopard (1963 film), The Leopard'' (1963), and Federico Fellini, Fellini's ''8½'' (1963). From 1963, Cardinale appeared in ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Steiner
John Steiner (7 January 1941 – 31 July 2022) was an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on-stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but was best known to audiences for his roles in Italian films, several of which became cult classics. Early life and acting career Steiner was born in Chester, Cheshire on January 7, 1941. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He acted in the role of Monsieur Dupere in Peter Brook's production of ''Marat/Sade''. He reprised the role when the play was transferred to Broadway, and again for the 1967 film adaptation. He found work primarily in films including and the original '' Bedazzled'' (1967) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. In 1969, Steiner was hired to play a part in the Spaghetti Western ''Tepepa'', and also appeared opposite Franco Nero in ''White Fang'', directed by Lucio Fulci. In 1971 he starred in the television series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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