The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • A few scenes of intimacy between characters with very brief female nudity twice.
  • Nudity is observed in autopsy photos, specifically of women.

Violence & Gore

  • A scene involving a plane explosion, but it's all simulated, despite showing an explosion and debris effects.
  • Many scenes of aggressive accosting, such as grabbing wrists and throats and threatening to punch.
  • A muscle man attempts to murder several people with bladed weapons, such as a knife and a hatchet.
  • A man is seen pushing open a hidden door and crawling out before dying. We only see blood.
  • Autopsy photos are seen in a slide projection.
  • A woman's throat is slashed just before her abdomen is cut. Closeup on prop effects and minimum blood are shown. Her body is later seen.
  • A woman is chased after her home is broken into before her throat is slashed with a switchblade. Minimal blood effects.
  • A fight between two people breaks out on a roof, where one man is cut on his ankle, falls down the shingles roof, and his hands are cut to make him drop to the street below. We see minimal blood and his corpse in the aftermath.
  • A man is nearly killed with a switchblade before he fights the attacker, which invites struggling over the weapon and throwing punches. The attacker gets the upper hand and grabs a broken bottle to stab the man's eye, before stabbing his chest with the knife. We see blood and messy carnage on the side of the man's face where his eye was pierced, which had a closeup on a prop eye that squirted blood. The man is later seen dead when found.
  • A chase involves using a knife to break through boards on window shutters.

Profanity

  • Several uses of "hell" and "damn", one use of "bastard".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Copious cigarette smoking and casual drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Viewers may be distressed by violent and bloody content. Aggressive altercations and chases must also be cautioned.
  • Jump scares and suspense throughout the film, moderate at least in level of material.

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Sex & Nudity

  • Several mentions and scenes of extramarital affairs, including arranged as parts of setups.

Violence & Gore

  • The killer is shot in the shoulder with a harpoon gun, then several times in the back by police. Mostly blood effects.

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