Oct 27, 1971
125 min
Full-HD

The Salamander (1971)

Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.

Category

Drama Comedy

Country

Switzerland France

Companies

Svocine Filmograph Forum Films

Bulle Ogier

Rosemonde

Jean-Luc Bideau

Pierre

Jacques Denis

Paul

Véronique Alain

Suzanne

Dominique Catton

Roger

Daniel Stuffel

Le patron du magasin de chaussures

Marblum Jequier

La femme de Paul

Marcel Vidal

L'oncle de Rosemonde

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