Night of The Scorpion

– This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of hi..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Original Name:
La casa de las muertas vivientes
Night of the Scorpion (1972) - Also known as La casa de las muertas vivientes

This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of his wife: he, an alcoholic, is convinced that he accidentally caused her fatal fall in their house while he was drunk. He finds a new wife, but he is unable to cope with his first wife's death. Furthermore, it appears the maid and his sister do not accept the new woman in the household. After a while, suddenly begins bodies turn up ... and the grave of the man's first wife is empty!

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

07 Jan 1972

Language:

Spanish

Director:

Alfonso Balcázar

Writer:

Alfonso Balcázar (screenplay), Alfonso Balcázar (story), José Ramón Larraz (story), Giovanni Simonelli

Main Actors:

José Antonio Amor, Daniela Giordano, Nuria Torray, Teresa Gimpera

Plot:

Oliver & Ruth are a young couple who just got marry, Oliver is a widower. They decide to live into an old mansion belonging to his family in which under strange circumstances, his first wife died. once in there they are greeted by his sister and his stepmother. Oliver is still haunted by the dead of his first wife, and soon Ruth begins to suspect that in was not an accident what caused the death.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.8/10