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The Case of the Scorpion's Tail posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1971 1h 36m ITA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Movie / 1971 / Horror / Crime

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Why this pick

Sergio Martino delivers the same sleek, sunlit giallo mix of erotic unease, globe-trotting wealth, vulnerable protagonists and escalating danger, with George Hilton again caught amid a stylish murder puzzle.

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A feverish companion to Martino’s mystery thrillers: Edwige Fenech anchors a paranoid, visually lavish descent where nightmares, conspiracy and a black-gloved threat blur together.

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Its fashion-world elegance, ornate locations and inherited-family curse create a luxuriant giallo atmosphere, while a masked killer turns a knotty mystery into sustained visual menace.

Black Belly of the Tarantula poster 04

Movie / 1971 / Horror / Thriller

Black Belly of the Tarantula

Why this pick

A cool, jet-set Roman investigation with a tense procedural spine, glamorous suspects and striking murder imagery; it has the same polished early-1970s giallo rhythm without sacrificing suspense.

The Fifth Cord poster 05

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For the investigative side of the favourite, this is an exceptionally composed giallo: a damaged journalist follows cryptic clues through sleek modern interiors and mounting suspicion.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A widow named Lisa (Ida Galli) inherits a small fortune when her husband dies in a freak jet crash. However, before she can escape to a retreat with her secret lover, the widow is brutally slashed to death and the money stolen. Now an insurance investigator (George Hilton) and his journalist love interest must figure out exactly who is murdering anyone involved with the late widow, and why. A strange gold cufflink holds the key to the mystery.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

George Hilton

Peter Lynch