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The Case of the Scorpion's Tail by Sergio Martino
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Alberto de Mendoza, Anita Strindberg, George Hilton, Ida Galli, Janine Reynaud Director: Sergio Martino Cinematographer: Emilio Foriscot Editor: Eugenio Alabiso Producer: Luciano Martino Writer: Eduardo Manzanos Brochero Writer: Ernesto Gastaldi Writer: Sauro Scavolini DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 90 minutes Published: 2005-05-01 DVD Release Date: 2005-05-31 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: NoShame Films
Movie Reviews of The Case of the Scorpion's TailMovie Review: Outstanding Giallo! Summary: 5 Stars
Five stars for the film itself which is an excellent and absorbing Giallo, and a wonderful example of the many engaging attributes of the genre put to fine use.
As for the DVD itself - There a few problems with the English subtitling being either absent or inconsistent during a couple of scenes, but these are relatively minor and do not derail the film in any sense. That aside, NoShame ought be called NoRegrets, because they've put forth a solid and respectful effort in presenting a classic Giallo with all due accord. Kudos!
Summary of The Case of the Scorpion's Tail Lisa Baumer's husband dies in a dramatic airplane crash and the widow soon collects on his million-dollar insurance policy. As a suspicious insurance agent investigates the case, the inevitable corpses start piling up. Then, when the widow Baumer herself is found murdered, her million dollars mysteriously disappears! Smelling a hot scoop, an ambitious journalist begins to put together the pieces of an increasingly bloody puzzle. Cleverly plotted by thriller specialist Ernesto Gastaldi (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, THE 10th VICTIM) THE CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TAIL is a true classic of the Italian Giallo. Using the sensual score of composer Bruno Nicolai (KILL BILL: VOL.2, THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS), director Sergio Martino (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH, TORSO) magnificently exudes atmosphere and suspense with terrifying sequences worthy of genre masters Mario Bava and Dario Argento. The high profile cast includes George Hilton (THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS, ALL THE COLORS OF DARK), Anita St
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