The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
La coda dello scorpione
After her husband dies in a freak plane accident, a woman leaves London for 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, a private investigator arrives to investigate irregularities in the claim, teaming up with a beautiful reporter.
- Date of release
- 1971-08-16
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (96)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Sergio Martino
Casting
- George Hilton — Peter Lynch
- Anita Strindberg — Cléo Dupont
- Alberto de Mendoza — John Stanley
- Ida Galli — Lisa Baumer
- Janine Reynaud — Lara Florakis
- Luigi Pistilli — Inspector Stavros
- Tom Felleghy — Mr. Brenton
- Luis Barboo — Sharif
- Lisa Leonardi — Stewardess
- Tomás Picó — George Barnett
- Fulvio Mingozzi — Kurt Baumer
- Franco Caracciolo — passerby on a bicycle
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