The Salamander is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner in his directorial debut.

[2] The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West.

[3] 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.