Directed by:
Sergio MartinoCinematography:
Emilio ForiscotComposer:
Bruno NicolaiCast:
George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Evelyn Stewart, Janine Reynaud, Luigi Pistilli, Lisa Leonardi, Fulvio Mingozzi, Tom Felleghy (more)VOD (1)
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One of the major consequences of Western Europe s post-war Economic Miracle was the proliferation of international travel. Eager to tap into audiences desire to experience the glamour of the jet set lifestyle, the popular filmmakers of the day rushed to make the most of the exotic locales at their disposal. Arguably no other giallo captured this trend as vividly as The Case of the Scorpion s Tail. The film begins in London, where Lisa Baumer (Evelyn Stewart) learns that her husband has died in a freak plane accident. Summoned to Athens to collect his generous life insurance policy, she soon discovers that others besides herself are keen to get their hands on the money and are willing to kill for it. Meanwhile, private detective Peter Lynch (George Hilton) arrives to investigate irregularities in the insurance claim. Teaming up with a beautiful reporter, Cléo Dupont (Anita Strindberg), Lynch resolves to unearth the truth... before he too ends up on the wrong end of the murderer s straight razor. (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
George Hilton
Uruguay
Best movies:
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Next! (1971)
They Call Me Hallelujah (1971)
Anita Strindberg
Sweden
Best movies:
Alberto de Mendoza
Argentina
Best movies:
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Guns for the Dictator (1965)
Tapas (2005)
Evelyn Stewart
Italy
Best movies:
La dolce vita (1960)
The Leopard (1963)
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Janine Reynaud
Best movies:
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Blindman (1971)
Succubus (1968)
Luigi Pistilli
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Lisa Leonardi
Best movies:
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Family Killer (1973)
Fulvio Mingozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
Tom Felleghy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Twelve Plus One (1969)
Silent Action (1975)
Violent City (1975)
Luis Barboo
Spain
Best movies:
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Tomás Picó
Spain
Best movies:
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Dead Men Ride (1971)
The People Who Own the Dark (1976)