The Salzburg Connection

1972

1h 33m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

YOUR RATING

Rate

POPULARITY

Play trailer

0 Videos

6 Images

Action

Thriller

An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town of Salzburg to see a photographer who's taking pictures for a book on picturesque Austrian lakes. Upon his arrival he senses that something is wrong when the photographer seems to have vanished, leaving a near panic-stricken wife and a sinister, secretive brother. Before he knows it, the lawyer finds himself mixed up with spies, assassins, and the hunt for a list made up by the Nazis during World War II of people who collaborated with them.

Directors

Lee H. Katzin

Writers

Oscar Millard(screenplay by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

Helen MacInnes(novel by)

Stars

Barry Newman

Anna Karina

Klaus Maria Brandauer

See production, box office & company info

Photos6

Top cast

Barry Newman

Bill Mathison

Anna Karina

Anna Bryant

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Johann Kronsteiner

Elissa Lang

Chuck

Felix Zauner

Grell

Anton

Lev Benedescu

Jim Newhart

Large Man

Trudi Seidl

Rugged Man

Anton's Companion

Richard Bryant

Tour Guide

American Tourist

First Stocky Man

Directors

Lee H. Katzin

Writers

Oscar Millard(screenplay by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

Helen MacInnes(novel by)

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews1

Review

Featured review

5/10

Barry Newman is "Bill", a lawyer for a publishing company who travels to Salzburg to talk to a photographer who is working on a book about the local lakes. When he stops by the man's studio, he discovers from his wife "Anna" (Anna Karina) that the man has recently died - and that she and "Johann" (Klaus Maria Brandauer) suspect foul play. When Brandauer discovers a metal box in the water, he secretes it away in a remote house; hopefully safe from those who will stop at nothing to obtain it's contents. What now follows is a series of perilous escapades as Newman tries to stay alive long enough to get to the bottom of this mystery. This film might have been better had the star had a bit more of a presence, but as it is he is little better than a jobbing television actor who brings little gravitas or style to the role. Brandauer isn't much better, with a supporting cast of mediocre acting talent that rather drags this post-war thriller into the doldrums and leaves it there.

Geronimo196728 May, 2023