A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.
Title | The Spider's Stratagem |
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Year | 1970 |
Genre | Mystery, Drama |
Country | Italy |
Studio | Red Film, RAI |
Cast | Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti, Allen Midgette |
Crew | Bernardo Bertolucci (Director), Jorge Luis Borges (Original Story), Vittorio Storaro (Director of Photography), Giovanni Bertolucci (Producer), Franco Di Giacomo (Director of Photography), Roberto Perpignani (Editor) |
Keyword | small town, countryside, father murder, investigation, unknown father, oedipus complex, white lie, italian resistance |
Release | Sep 17, 1970 |
Runtime | 100 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.10 / 10 by 82 users |