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Salt in the Wound

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Salt in the Wound
Film poster
Directed byTonino Ricci
Written byPiero Regnoli
Tonino Ricci
Produced byTonino Ricci
StarringKlaus Kinski
CinematographySandro Mancori
Music byRiz Ortolani
Release date
  • 10 August 1969 (1969-08-10)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Salt in the Wound (Italian: Il dito nella piaga) is a 1969 Italian "macaroni combat" war film directed by Tonino Ricci and starring Klaus Kinski and George Hilton.[1]

Plot

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Two condemned soldiers (Klaus Kinski and Ray Saunders) and their overseeing West Point officer (George Hilton) survive a German ambush on their way to execution. They make their way to a desolate Italian village which happens to be in the path of a German advance. While there they learn the meaning of self-sacrifice and courage when they become emotionally involved in the people and fortunes of the town and must defend the village from the invading German force.[2]

Cast

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Releases

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Wild East Productions released the film on a limited edition NTSC Region 0 DVD double feature with Churchill's Leopards in 2007.

References

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  1. ^ "New York Times: Salt in the Wound". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ^ Charles Ambler, Wild East DVD Case, 2007. Last accessed: September 2008.
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