Salamander (1928)

6.3/10 90 min Drama

Overview

The film is based on real events and reveals the tragic episodes from the life of the Austrian biologist scientist-materialist Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), hunted by regressive scientists and Catholic reactionaries who committed suicide.

Cast

Bernhard Goetzke

Professor Zange

Elza Temary

Berta, professor's assistant

Nikolai Khmelyov

Prince Karlstein

Vladimir Fogel

Baron, reactionary

Mikhail Doller

Russian student Filonov, professor's assistant

Aleksandr Chistyakov

Pryer, typographer

Alexandr Gromov

Shtrombakh

Anatoli Lunacharsky

Anna Zemtsova

Mariya Shlenskaya

Enamored old Polish woman

Daniil Vvedenskiy

(uncredited)

Vladimir Tsoppi

(uncredited)

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