{"product_id":"case-of-the-scorpions-tale","title":"CASE OF THE SCORPION'S TALE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem class=\"quoted-creative-work-title\"\u003eLa coda dello scorpione\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the major consequences of Western Europe's post-war Economic Miracle was the proliferation of international travel. Eager to tap into audiences' desire to experience the glamour of the jet set lifestyle, the popular filmmakers of the day rushed to make the most of the exotic locales at their disposal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArguably no other giallo captured this trend as vividly as The Case of the Scorpion's Tail. The film begins in London, where Lisa Baumer (Evelyn Stewart, The Psychic) learns that her husband has died in a freak plane accident. Summoned to 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, private detective Peter Lynch (George Hilton, The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh) arrives to investigate irregularities in the insurance claim. Teaming up with a beautiful reporter, Cléo Dupont (Anita Strindberg, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key), Lynch resolves to unearth the truth… before he too ends up on the wrong end of the murderer's straight razor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second giallo by genre master Sergio Martino (Torso, The Suspicious Death of a Minor), The Case of the Scorpion's Tail combines stunning views of Athens and the Greek coastline with brutal bursts of violence, a typically tangled script by Ernesto Gastaldi (Death Walks on High Heels), and a cast overflowing with Euro cult talent, including Alberto de Mendoza (A Lizard in a Woman's Skin), Janine Reynaud (Jess Franco's Succubus) and Luigi Pistilli (A Bay of Blood).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features and Technical Specs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with writer Ernesto Gastaldi, moderated by filmmaker Federico Caddeo (in Italian with English subtitles)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with star George Hilton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with director Sergio Martino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew analysis Sergio Martino's films by Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video essay by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ARROW VIDEO","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":48750745223387,"sku":null,"price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/204221_front.jpg?v=1778107113","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/case-of-the-scorpions-tale","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}