Le salamandre
Le salamandre | |
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Directed by | Alberto Cavallone |
Screenplay by | Alberto Cavallone[1] |
Story by | Alberto Cavallone[1] |
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Cinematography | Maurizio Centini[1] |
Edited by | Mario Salvatore[1] |
Music by | Franco Potenza[1] |
Production company | Produzioni Vega-Star[1] |
Distributed by | Paris Etoile Film |
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Country | Italy[1] |
Le salamandre (transl. The Salamanders)[2] 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.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Erna Schürer as Ursula
- Beryl Cunningham as Uta
- Antonio Casale as Dr. Henry Duval (Credited as Anthony Vernon)[5]
Production
[edit]Cavallone originally developed the script for La salamandre with Sergio Lentati which originally contained more political material.[5] director Alberto Cavallone, relocated to Rome where he worked on television commercials and writing scripts for directors like Duccio Tessari and Nino Zanchin.[5] The film that was shot focused more on erotic content.[5] The film developed was a cheaper production of 28 million Italian lire from first time producer Carlo Maietto.[5]
The film was shot in Northern Africa with interior scenes shot in De Paolis Studios.[5]
Release
[edit]Originally titled C'era una bionda (transl. There was a blonde) after the distributor Cidif backed out and was picked up for distribution by Paris Etoile Film.[2] It was distributed theatrically in 26 February 1969 in Italy.[2] The film did well in the Italian box office grossing 500 million Italian lire.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Le salamandre (1969)" (in Italian). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2018, p. 36.
- ^ "Erna Schürer: la donna volitiva". Nocturno Dossier: Le sorelle di Venere 2. June 2007.
- ^ Marco Giusti. Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999.
- ^ a b c d e f Curti 2018, p. 35.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2018). Mavericks of Italian Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7242-7.
External links
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- 1969 films
- 1969 romantic drama films
- Italian romantic drama films
- Erotic romance films
- Italian erotic drama films
- Films set in antiquity
- LGBT-related romantic drama films
- Films shot in Africa
- 1960s erotic drama films
- 1969 LGBT-related films
- 1960s Italian films
- Italian LGBT-related films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- Erotic film stubs