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A Cauda do Escorpião

Título original: La coda dello scorpione
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 35 min
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6,7/10
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A Cauda do Escorpião (1971)
When the estranged widow of a millionaire receives a massive payout following his death, an insurance investigator works to determine any irregularities in the policy, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.
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GialloSuspenses psicológicosTerror slasherCrimeDramaHorrorMistérioSuspense

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaAn investigator seeks to determine the legitimacy of a life insurance payout being made to a heiress in the wake of her husband's death, but he soon finds himself suspected of her murder.An investigator seeks to determine the legitimacy of a life insurance payout being made to a heiress in the wake of her husband's death, but he soon finds himself suspected of her murder.An investigator seeks to determine the legitimacy of a life insurance payout being made to a heiress in the wake of her husband's death, but he soon finds himself suspected of her murder.

  • Direção
    • Sergio Martino
  • Roteiristas
    • Eduardo Manzanos
    • Ernesto Gastaldi
    • Sauro Scavolini
  • Artistas
    • George Hilton
    • Anita Strindberg
    • Alberto de Mendoza
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    6,7/10
    3,8 mil
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    • Direção
      • Sergio Martino
    • Roteiristas
      • Eduardo Manzanos
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Sauro Scavolini
    • Artistas
      • George Hilton
      • Anita Strindberg
      • Alberto de Mendoza
    • 48Avaliações de usuários
    • 60Avaliações da crítica
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
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    George Hilton
    George Hilton
    • Peter Lynch
    Anita Strindberg
    Anita Strindberg
    • Cléo Dupont
    Alberto de Mendoza
    Alberto de Mendoza
    • John Stanley
    Janine Reynaud
    Janine Reynaud
    • Lara Florakis
    Luis Barboo
    Luis Barboo
    • Abad Sharif
    Tom Felleghy
    • Mr. Brenton
    Lisa Leonardi
    Lisa Leonardi
    • Hostess
    • (as Annalisa Nardi)
    Tomás Picó
    • George Barnet
    • (as Tomas Picot)
    Ida Galli
    Ida Galli
    • Lisa Baumer
    • (as Evelyn Stewart)
    Luigi Pistilli
    Luigi Pistilli
    • Inspector Stavros
    Franco Caracciolo
    Franco Caracciolo
    • Passante in bicicletta
    • (não creditado)
    Giulio Massimini
    • Speaker on TV
    • (não creditado)
    Fulvio Mingozzi
    • Kurt Baumer
    • (não creditado)
    Attilio Pelegatti
    • Mr. Brenton's Secretary
    • (não creditado)
    • Direção
      • Sergio Martino
    • Roteiristas
      • Eduardo Manzanos
      • Ernesto Gastaldi
      • Sauro Scavolini
    • Elenco e equipe completos
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    7ferbs54

    Thanks Again, No Shame!!!

    After dipping his toes in the giallo pool with the masterful film "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh" (1971), director Sergio Martino followed up that same year with what turns out to be another twisty suspense thriller, "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail." Like his earlier effort, this one stars handsome macho dude George Hilton, who would go on to star in Martino's Satanic/giallo hybrid "All the Colors of the Dark" the following year. "Scorpion's Tail" also features the actors Luigi Pistilli and Anita Strindberg, who would go on to portray an unhappy couple (to put it mildly!) in Martino's "Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key" (1972). (I just love that title!) I suppose Edwige Fenech was busy the month they shot this! Anyway, this film boasts the stylish direction that Martino fans would expect, as well as a twisty plot, some finely done murder set pieces, and beautiful Athenian location shooting. The story this time concerns an insurance investigator (Hilton) and a journalist (Strindberg, here looking like Farrah Fawcett's prettier, smarter sister) who become embroiled in a series of grisly murders following a plane crash and the inheritance of $1 million by a beautiful widow. I really thought I had this picture figured out halfway through, but I was dead wrong. Although the plot does make perfect sense in this giallo, I may have to watch the film again to fully appreciate all its subtleties. Highlights of the picture, for me, were Anita's cat-and-mouse struggle with the killer at the end, a particularly suspenseful house break-in, and a nifty fight atop a tiled roof; lots of good action bursts in this movie! The fine folks at No Shame are to be thanked for still another great-looking DVD, with nice subtitling and interesting extras. Whotta great outfit it's turned out to be, in its ongoing quest to bring these lost Italian gems back from oblivion.
    8Stevieboy666

    "Even sex maniacs have bills to pay!"

    Just watched The Case of the Scorpion's Tail for the first time, very impressed. Incredibly stylish, good looking cast, great locations (London and Athens), a terrific musical score by Bruno Nicolai, a few interesting plot twists and some decent murder scenes. The latter reminded me very much of Dario Argento's giallo movies, the blood does look more like red paint to be honest but the kills are pretty brutal (despite the BBFC 15 rating). I liked one scene in which the camera is angled at 90 degrees and swings between 2 people having a conversation. This movie ticks all the right giallo boxes, right down to bottles of J&B whisky everywhere, and the quote I have used for my title is one of the best lines ever! Better than director Segio Martino's later film "Torso", this is essential viewing for fans of the Giallo genre. Superb.
    jlabine

    Tense Giallo

    Director Sergio Martino was a regular Itailan Giallo director, who brought us "They're Coming To Get You/ All The Colors Of Darkness/ Day Of The Maniac", "Next!/ The Strange Vice Of Madam Wardh", and "Torso/ The Corpses Show Evidence Of Rape (though I'm not sure why this title is relevent, because I don't remember any moments of rape from the killer?)" and a slew of other nasty little numbers. But I found "The Case Of The Scorpion's Tail" to be his most accomplished work (outside of the silly model Airplane explosion in the beginning!). The rather perplexing story weaves so many red herrings, that when the killer finally does become unmasked, you are a little surprised! Keep in mind that not all that you see, is what you may have really seen. Keeping with Giallo tradition, this film has a little nod to Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow Up" (Dario Argento's "The Bird With The Crystal Plumage" would be the first of "Blow Up" immitators, which loved to have "I thought I saw something...if only I could recall what it was!" moments in it.) with even a moment where the investigators "blow up" a photo to find a clue in the picture. This film contains (can you believe?) actual tense moments in it. The scene where Anita Strindberg is assaulted even had me biting at my finger nails. There are two parts to this film, the first is centered on Ida Galli (Evelyn Stewart) and then a third of the way switching to Cleo Dupont (Anita Strindberg) in a "Psycho" style switch of heroines.

    Both leads (genre female regulars) are interesting to follow (and sensually alluring to look at) and the film moves at an even and fast pace, keeping the viewer inticed. I have to say that after watching this film though, it was really George Hilton who won me over, and made me an instant fan. Though like the female leads, he's a genre regular, I found this to be his best role. Always smarmy and shifty, George Hilton personifies the Giallo male to perfection! I won't describe the story in any great detail, because I think it should be viewed with a virgin state of mind (also I'm too lazy to describe this convoluted story), but it does contain the usual block gloved assassin (always super human in ability) and the gratuitous killing of female characters. I can't honestly say that it's healthy to enjoy such misogynistic dementia or condone objectification of women, but Giallo Cinema is more interesting then the predictable Hollywood road that bulldozes us with the same exact car everytime. My girlfriend would accuse Giallo Cinema of a one make car as well... but for some of us...it's a Jaguar! Highly recommended (for some)!!!!
    8kannibalcorpsegrinder

    Slightly flawed but still interesting genre effort

    After the death of her husband in a plane crash, a woman receives the inheritance left behind and enjoys herself but is soon under attack by a multitude of parties that want the money, and when they succeed a private investigator and journalist decide to figure out what happened only to find themselves the new targets.

    This was a solid if somewhat flawed giallo. As with most entries here, this one manages to get a lot to like by weaving together a generally fun and engaging central mystery. The emergence of the monumental life-insurance police and the resulting greed by the various sundry characters wanting to get their hands on it plays a prominent role here in tying together the disparate plotlines as it switches focus. Upon realizing what's happening with the numerous deaths around them and how the clues come together, there's a great storyline here featuring the hunt for the missing money and how everyone fits together in the end. As well, the central murder scenes are impressive and just an overall blast. The initial ambush in the theater and chase through the building is quite thrilling, as is the later chase inside the victims' house while the raging thunderstorm blares outside offering fun, thrilling scenes that have plenty to like while building a fine setup for later. Featuring several fun brawls featuring the killer confronting and attacking various victims in both lethal and non-lethal confrontations have some excitement to them, and with a fun finale revealing some surprise revelations, great chasing and a fun detail to the investigation there's plenty to like with this one. There are some issues to be had with this one. One of the main flaws is how the pacing is quite disjointing, as obvious cut scenes are left in to boost up the running time. The exploits of the hotel managers calling around to find out what's happening, scenes of the investigators running around the city in an attempt to understand clues or general travelogue scenes of the city are completely unnecessary to move this along and could've been taken out without any change to the film. Contrasted with the shorter, straightforward stalking scenes this leaves an indelible and obvious mark against the film. The other problem to this one is a wholly jarring and somewhat scattershot storyline which plays out here. The initial part plays out nicely with the apparent death and struggle to reclaim the policy which is a fine storyline with the potential for quite a few scummy players, but then it shifts to the investigator and then the reporter which is somewhat chaotic. This has no real logical throughput for the rapid shift of characters being thrust into the spotlight since these two just seem dropped into the story halfway through the film with little build-up and seems to be quite confusing as to why they're both involved. It's not a big issue but does lower it somewhat.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Nudity and Language.
    7claudio_carvalho

    Enjoyable and Attractive

    When a plane explodes in the air with no survivors, the unfaithful Lisa Baumer (Evelyn Stewart) is informed that her husband, businessman Baumer, left a one-million-dollar insurance police and she is the beneficiary. She travels from London to Athens to receive the payment in cash and then to travel to Greece to meet her lover. Meanwhile, the insurance company suspects that a bomb might be planted in the plane and assigns their investigator Peter Lynch (George Hilton) to investigate the widow in Greece. Soon she is threatened by Baumer's lover Lara Florakis (Janine Reynaud) and her bodyguard Sharif (Luis Barboo), but Peter protects and rescues her from the attackers. When the front desk calls Lisa to take the taxi to the airport, they discover that she was murdered, and the money has vanished. Soon local Police Inspector Stavros (Luigi Pistilli), Interpol Agent John Stanley (Alberto de Mendoza) and the French Investigative Reporter Cléo Dupont (Anita Strindberg), who is having an affair with Peter, investigate the case where Peter is the prime suspect.

    "La coda dello scorpione", a.k.a. "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail", is an enjoyable and attractive Italian Spanish UK thriller (or giallo). The plot follows the usual formula, with a mystery, twists, sexy and beautiful actresses, a handsome male character and many crimes. The locations are wonderful, but there are also silly moments and dialogs. The special effects, specially the gore, are not good but acceptable considering it is a 1971 movie. The conclusion is weak, but the film is worthwhile watching. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "A Cauda do Escorpião" ("The Scorpion's Tail")

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    • Erros de gravação
      The jeweler speaks of filigree work in conjunction with the scorpion cuff link. Filigree is a delicate tracery of metals, none of which is evident in the object's design.
    • Citações

      John Stanley: In my opinion, the murderer's a sex maniac.

      Inspector Stavros: A sex maniac who murders men and women and steals a million dollars?

      John Stanley: Well, even a sex maniac must pay his laundry bill.

      Inspector Stavros: Hmm...

    • Conexões
      Featured in Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino (2015)

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 16 de agosto de 1971 (Itália)
    • Países de origem
      • Itália
      • Espanha
    • Idiomas
      • Inglês
      • Italiano
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      • Devon Film
      • Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica
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    • Tempo de duração
      • 1 h 35 min(95 min)
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      • Mono
    • Proporção
      • 2.35 : 1

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