Salt in the Wound () is a 1969 Italian "macaroni combat" war film directed by Tonino Ricci and starring Klaus Kinski and George Hilton. 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. 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. References External links 1969 films 1960s Italian-language films Italian Campaign of World War II films Macaroni Combat films Films directed by Tonino Ricci 1960s Italian films