---
title: 'The Lizards (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lina Wertmüller'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lizards-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056856/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lizards (1963)

1963 · 85 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: I basilischi

## Synopsis

The Lizards, also known as The Basilisks, is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller. Filmed in the small towns of Minervino Murge and Spinazzola in Apulia and the small agricultural town Palazzo San Gervasio in Basilicata, it was Wertmüller's directorial debut, with a reported budget of £28,000.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lina Wertmüller](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-wertmuller)
- **Screenplay:** [Lina Wertmüller](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-wertmuller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gianni Di Venanzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-di-venanzo)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Stefano Satta Flores](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-satta-flores)
- [Luigi Barbieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-barbieri)
- [Flora Carabella](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-carabella)

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