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La coda dello scorpione (1971)

Country of Origin: Spain/Italy
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 90 mins
Length: 2590
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm     Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica /Devon Film
Producers: Luciano Martino, Lamberto Palmieri

SCRIPT
Script: Ernesto Gastaldi, Eduardo Manzanos Brochero, Sauro Scavolini
Story: Eduardo Manzanos Brochero

DIRECTION
Director: Sergio Martino

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Giancarlo Ferrando, Emilio Foriscot

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Eugenio Alabiso

MUSIC
Music: Bruno Nicolai

LOCATIONS
Locations: Greece; London, England, UK; Madrid, Spain; Rome, Lazio, Italy

CAST
George Hilton (Peter Lynch)
Anita Strindberg (Cléo Dupont)
Alberto de Mendoza (John Stanley)
Evelyn Stewart (real name: Ida Galli) (Lisa Baumer)
Janine Reynaud (Lara Florakis)
Luigi Pistilli (Inspector Stavros)
Tom Felleghy (Mr Brenton)
Luis Barboo (Sharif)
Annalisa Nardi
Tomás Picó

AVAILABILITY

Brazil
Video Distributors: V.M.W. Vídeo

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Rosa Films S.A.

Sweden
Video Distributors: DMEG AB

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

West Germany
Rating: 16

TIMELINE

1971
August

15: Italy - passed by the ratings board
16: Italy - theatrical release

1972
February

21: Spain - theatrical release (in Barcelona)

October
30: Spain - theatrical release (in Madrid)

1973
May

25: West Germany - theatrical release

October
4: France - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Case of the Scorpion's Tail
A Cauda do Escorpião
- Brazilian title
La cola del escorpión - Spanish title
La queue du scorpion - French title
Deer Schwanz des Skorpions - West German title
Scorpion's Tail
Tail of the Scorpion

KEYWORDS

giallo

 


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