A man is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye to the suffering it creates.A man is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye to the suffering it creates.A man is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye to the suffering it creates.
- Awards
- 1 win
Anouk Aimée
- Anna
- (as Anouk)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Agno
- (as Wilfred Hyde-White)
Chris Adcock
- Soldier in Cafe des Amis
- (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
- Ben Ahrim
- (uncredited)
Henry Edwards
- Jeffries
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaClosing credits: The co-operation and help of the French and Arab authorities is gratefully acknowledged.
- GoofsNear the conclusion of the movie, as David Redfern and Rankl struggle for control of the gun, Rankl has it by the barrel, but when the camera angle changes he suddenly is holding it by the grip. In the Amazon Prime streaming version this happens at about 1:30:04.
- Quotes
David Redfern: [reading inscription] 'To Zeus, from Apollodorus. Not by ignoring evil does one overcome it, but by going to meet it.'
Aribi: The world has more evil than a dog fleas. We were given eyes, but for our comfort the wisdom of knowing when to shut them.
- ConnectionsReferences Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
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Golden Salamander
This is a slightly confused smuggling mystery with an oddly cast Trevor Howard as "David", a British archaeologist sent to Tunisia to supervise the removal of some artefacts. He arrives at the inn run by "Anna" (Anouk Aimée) and a slightly sinister pianist Wilfred Hyde-White ("Anjo"). Next thing, he is involved in a gun-smuggling racket with local hoodlum Herbert Lom ("Rankl") and his lobster fisherman pal "Max" (Jacques Sernas) whilst slowly falling in love with the much younger "Anna". It's a good looking film, but the story has more holes than a Dutch cheese with just way too many co-incidences. Howard is fine, but Lom features all too rarely to build any sense of suspense. Sernas is positively smouldering so why Anouk would prefer the older man is slightly bewildering; and the casting of Miles Malleson - ordinarily the archetypical British vicar/train enthusiast as "Douvet" - the local policeman, is just a bit too baffling to make much sense of the really thinly spread story.
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- Dec 26, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der goldene Salamander
- Filming locations
- Tunisia(all exteriors in this film were shot in Tunisia, North Africa)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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