Salt in the Wound explained

Salt in the Wound
Director:	Tonino Ricci
Producer:	Tonino Ricci
Starring:	Klaus Kinski
Music:	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography:	Sandro Mancori
Runtime:	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 (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

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Times: Salt in the Wound . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520235851/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/108748/Salt-in-the-Wound/overview . dead . 20 May 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2011 . 24 October 2008.
2. Charles Ambler, Wild East DVD Case, 2007. Last accessed: September 2008.