The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco (original title)

Director:

Riccardo Freda

Writers:

Sandro Continenza (screenplay)
Riccardo Freda (screenplay)
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Release Date:

24 August 1971 (Italy)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

In Dublin, a young woman is brutally murdered in her home by a maniac that throws acid in her face and then slits her throat with a razor...

Plot Keywords:

Ambassador | Maniac | Dead Woman | Diplomatic Immunity | Acid

Cast

Luigi Pistilli	...	Detective John Norton
Dagmar Lassander	...	Helen Sobiesky
Anton Diffring	...	Ambassador Sobiesky
Arthur O'Sullivan	...	Inspector Lawrence
Werner Pochath	...	Marc Sobiesky
Dominique Boschero	...	The Ambassador's mistress
Renato Romano	...	Mandel
Sergio Doria	...	Walter
Ruth Durley
Valentina Cortese	...	Mrs. Sobiesky
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Niall Toibin	...	Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Riccardo Freda		(as Willy Pareto)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sandro Continenza		screenplay (as Alessandro Continenza)
Riccardo Freda		screenplay (as Willy Pareto)
Richard Mann		novel "A Room Without Door"
André Tranché		dialogue

Original Music by
Stelvio Cipriani

Cinematography by
Silvano Ippoliti

Film Editing by
Riccardo Freda		(as Willy Pareto)

Production Design by
Giuseppe Chevalier		(as Giuseppe Chevalier Mifsud)

Art Direction by
Giuseppe Chevalier		(as Giuseppe Chevalier Mifsud)

Costume Design by
Nadia Vitali

Makeup Department
Lamberto Marini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alfonso Donati	....	production manager
Franco Fumagalli	....	production supervisor
Fritz Hammel	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leo Jahn	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing editor
Aldo De Martino	....	sound (as Aldo De Martini)

Camera and Electrical Department
Renato Doria	....	assistant camera
Ennio Marzocchini	....	assistant camera
Leo Massa	....	still photographer
Mario Mazzoni	....	still photographer
Enrico Sasso	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Bruno Micheli	....	assistant editor
Gertrud Petermann	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Giuseppe Bruno Bossio	....	production secretary
Vivalda Vigorelli	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Les Films Corona
• Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche
• Terra-Filmkunst

Distributors

• Cinefear (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Italy | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Les Films Corona

Trivia:

When the German Co-Producer Artur Brauner saw the finished film, he decided to skip a theatrical release in Germany, just due to the quality of the film which he wasn't satisfied with.

Want to get copy of this movie

This is not a review as I have not seen the movie but I worked on it as 3rd Assistant Director and also had a part as a barman opposite star Luigi Pistilli - all of 30 seconds. Would love to have a copy for posterity! Your reviewer was pretty accurate as to the gore. I was there when granny's cat got its throat cut in the fridge. I can also tell you a tale or two about the cast and the making of the movie. The whole thing was shot in 2 weeks on location in Dublin. One of the dead bodies in the boot of the car was a friend of mine. The car used in the final scene where the villain crashes through the window belonged to a friend of mine. We had to get it resprayed after that. If anyone can tell me where I can get a copy I would be truly grateful Regards - John McCormack