The Case of the Scorpion's Tail

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Produced by	Luciano Martino
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi Eduardo Manzanos Brochero Sauro Scavolini
Story by	Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
Starring	George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Ida Galli
Music by	Bruno Nicolai
Cinematography	Emilio Foriscot
Edited by	Eugenio Alabiso
Production company	Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica Devon Film
Release dates	16 August 1971
Running time	90 min.
Country	Italy Spain
Language	Italian
Box office	€19,571,993 (Spain)

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (Italian: La coda dello scorpione) is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.^[1]

Plot

A widow inherits a small fortune when her husband dies in a freak jet crash. However, before she can escape to a retreat with her secret lover the widow is brutally murdered and the money stolen. Now an insurance investigator and his journalist love interest must figure out exactly who is murdering anyone involved with the late widow and exactly what their vicious vendetta is.

Cast

George Hilton as Peter Lynch
Anita Strindberg as Cléo Dupont
Alberto de Mendoza as John Stanley
Ida Galli as Lisa Baumer
Janine Reynaud as Lara Florakis
Luigi Pistilli as Inspector Stavros
Tom Felleghy as Mr. Brenton
Luis Barboo as Sharif
Lisa Leonardi as Hostess
Tomás Picó as George Barnet

Critical reception

AllMovie called it a "devilishly entertaining giallo thriller".^[2]

References

↑ "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail". The New York Times.
↑ Firsching, Robert. "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

External links

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Sergio Martino

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
The Violent Professionals (1973)
Torso (1973)
Giovannona Long-Thigh (1973)
Gambling City (1975)
Sex with a Smile (1975)
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
Chopper Squad (1975)
Sex with a Smile II (1976)
Mannaja (1977)
The Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978)
The Great Alligator River (1979)
Island of the Fishmen (1979)
Cornetti alla crema (1981)
Spaghetti a mezzanotte (1981)
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
2019, After the Fall of New York (1983)
L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
Vendetta dal futuro (1986)
The Opponent (1988)
Casablanca Express (1989)
Queen of the Fishmen (1995)

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