The Case of the Scorpion's Tail

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed bySergio Martino
Screenplay byEduardo Manzanos Brochero
Ernesto Gastaldi
Sauro Scavolini
Story byEduardo Manzanos Brochero
Produced byLuciano Martino
StarringGeorge Hilton
Anita Strindberg
Alberto de Mendoza
Janine Reynaud
Evelyn Stewart
Luigi Pistilli
CinematographyEmilio Foriscot
Edited byEugenio Alabiso
Music byBruno Nicolai
Production
companies
Devon Film
Copercines Cooperativa Cinematográfica
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 16 August 1971 (1971-08-16)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguagesItalian
English
Box office19,571,993 (Spain)

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (Italian: La coda dello scorpione / Tail of the Scorpion)[2] is a 1971 giallo film directed by Sergio Martino, produced by Luciano Martino and co-written by Ernesto Gastaldi and Eduardo Maria Brochero. It starred George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Ida Galli and Janine Reynaud, and the music soundtrack was by Bruno Nicolai.[3] It’s an international co-production between Italy and Spain.

  1. ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 20
  2. ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 20
  3. ^ Robert Firsching (2015). "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.