Cuibul salamandrelor (1976)

Director:

Mircea Dragan

Writer:

Ioan Grigorescu (writer)

Release Date:

21 July 1978 (East Germany)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Out of control

Cast

Stuart Whitman	...	John Carter
Gheorghe Dinica	...	George
Radu Beligan	...	Professor Luca
Woody Strode	...	Ben
Tony Kendall	...	Ahmed
Florin Piersic	...	Dan
William Berger	...	Mr. Mann
Jean Constantin	...	Jean
Gordon Mitchell	...	Joe
Valentin Platareanu	...	Ionescu
Roberto Messina	...	Fred
Mircea Diaconu	...	Grigore
Mihai Boghita	...	Mihai (as Mihai Vasile Boghita)
Paola Senatore	...	Diana Astor
Ioana Dragan	...	Boss' secretary

Also Known As:

Dimensione giganti (Italy)
Il nido delle salamandre (Italy)
The Billion Dollar Fire (USA) (video title)
The Million Dollar Fire (International: English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

Romania:75 min | UK:91 min | USA:95 min

Country:

Romania | Italy

Language:

Romanian | Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Casa de Filme Cinci

Movie Connections:

Follows Explozia (1973)

Let's weigh the pros and cons, shall we?

REASONS NOT TO WATCH THIS MOVIE:

1) Ray Milland looks even more embarrassed here than in THE THING WITH TWO HEADS.

2) The captain of this hard-working team of oil firefighters puts a ban on anyone smoking while battling one particular blaze, then asks for a cigarette.

3) The American actors are all dubbed.

4) The cinematography here is as muddy, murky and (un)stomachable as a McDonald's coffee.

5) For a movie about people with such a unique and dangerous line of work, this is about as exciting as watching a houseplant grow.

REASONS TO WATCH THIS MOVIE: ...well, if you're THAT much of a bad movie lover...