Salt in the Wound

Salt in the Wound
Salt in the Wound
	Film poster
Directed by	Tonino Ricci
Written by	Piero Regnoli; Tonino Ricci
Produced by	Tonino Ricci
Starring	Klaus Kinski
Cinematography	Sandro Mancori
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Release date	10 August 1969;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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[]

Two condemned soldiers (Klaus Kinski and Ray Saunders) and their overseeing West Point officer survive a Nazi 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 Nazi force.^[2]

Cast[]

George Hilton as Michael Sheppard
Klaus Kinski as Cpl. Brian Haskins / Norman Carr
as Pvt. John Grayson / Calvin Mallory
as Daniela
as American soldier
as Priest
as Mascetti
as The Little Michele
as Captain
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[]

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