Le salamandre

Le salamandre (1969)

Inspired by the writings of writer Fritz Fanon, who believed that a colonial population could only reach freedom by declaring violence towards their occupiers, Cavallone’s tale sees a white photographer who seduces a black model. A doctor then arrives on the scene, and Schurer falls for his charms.

Date of release
1969-02-26
TMDB
3.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alberto Cavallone

Casting

Interesting facts

Le salamandre is a 1969 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone. It gained a great commercial success and launched the brief careers of the two main actresses, Erna Schürer and Beryl Cunningham.

Production

Cavallone originally developed the script for La salamandre with Sergio Lentati which originally contained more political material. director Alberto Cavallone, relocated to Rome where he worked on television commercials and writing scripts for directors like Duccio Tessari and Nino Zanchin. The film that was shot focused more on erotic content.

The film was shot in Northern Africa with interior scenes shot in De Paolis Studios.

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