Night of the Scorpion

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, the maid and his sister do not accept the new woman in the household. After a while, bodies begin turn up ... and the grave of the man's first wife is empty!

Director

Alfonso Balcázar

Written by

Alfonso Balcázar, José Ramón Larraz, Giovanni Simonelli

Editor

Teresa Alcocer

Studios

International Apollo Films, Balcázar

Origin country

Spain

Production countries

Spain, Italy

Runtime

1h 31m

Language

Spanish

Also known as

An Open Tomb... An Empty Coffin, The House of the Living Dead, The Night of the Scorpion

TMDB

4.9/10 (15 votes)

IMDb

5.0/10 (308 votes)