Salamander

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.

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Bernhard Goetzke

Professor Zange

Natalya Rozenel

Felitsia, professor's wife

Elza Temary

Berta, professor's assistant

Nikolai Khmelyov

Prince Karlstein

Sergei Komarov

Bsheshinski, Jesuit

Vladimir Fogel

Baron, reactionary

Mikhail Doller

Russian student Filonov, professor's assistant

Aleksandr Chistyakov

Pryer, typographer

Alexandr Gromov

Shtrombakh

Vasili Bokarev

Rich man

Mariya Shlenskaya

Enamored old Polish woman

Daniil Vvedenskiy

(uncredited)

Ivan Lavrov

(uncredited)

Vladimir Tsoppi

(uncredited)

Art

Vladimir Egorov

Production Design

Valentina Khmelyova

Assistant Production Design

Camera

Louis Forestier

Director of Photography

Phil Jutzi

Director of Photography

Aleksandr Shelenkov

Additional Director of Photography

Mark Magidson

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

S. Guskov

Makeup & Hair

N. Kilburg

Costume Design

Directing

N. Bronitskiy

First Assistant Director

M. Khabarin

Second Assistant Director

Mikhail Doller

Director