Salt in the Wound
{{Short description|1969 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Salt in the Wound
| image = Salt in wound poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Tonino Ricci
| producer = Tonino Ricci
| writer = Piero Regnoli
Tonino Ricci
| starring = Klaus Kinski
| music = Riz Ortolani
| cinematography = Sandro Mancori
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1969|8|10|df=yes}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
Salt in the Wound ({{langx|it|Il dito nella piaga}}) is a 1969 Italian "macaroni combat" war film directed by Tonino Ricci and starring Klaus Kinski and George Hilton.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/108748/Salt-in-the-Wound/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520235851/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/108748/Salt-in-the-Wound/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 |title=New York Times: Salt in the Wound |access-date=24 October 2008}}
Plot
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.Charles Ambler, Wild East DVD Case, 2007. Last accessed: September 2008.
Cast
- George Hilton as Michael Sheppard
- Klaus Kinski as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
- Ray Saunders as Pvt. John Grayson / Calvin Mallory
- Betsy Bell as Daniela
- Ugo Adinolfi as American soldier
- Piero Mazzinghi as Priest
- Enrico Pagano as Mascetti
- Roberto Pagano as The Little Michele
- Giorgio De Giorgi as Captain
- Angelo Susani as Sergeant
Releases
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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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0064237|title=Salt in the Wound}}
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Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Italian Campaign of World War II films
Category:Macaroni Combat films
Category:Films directed by Tonino Ricci
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