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Night of the Scorpion

1972, Spanish. Directed by Alfonso Balcázar.

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!

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1h 31m
Post-credits
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Language
Spanish
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Night of the Scorpion is streaming on Fandor and Midnight Pulp in India.

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Released
7 January 1972
Original title
La casa de las muertas vivientes
Country
Spain, Italy
Written by
Giovanni Simonelli, José Ramón Larraz, Alfonso Balcázar
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Night of the Scorpion runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).

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Night of the Scorpion is streaming on Fandor and Midnight Pulp in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)

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Night of the Scorpion (1972) was directed by Alfonso Balcázar and stars Nuria Torray, Teresa Gimpera, José Antonio Amor.

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