The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 17, 1970Release Date
The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 17, 1970Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Giulio Brogi
Athos Magnani Jr. / Athos Magnani Sr.
Alida Valli
Draifa
Pippo Campanini
Gaibazzi
Franco Giovanelli
Razori
Tino Scotti
Costa
Allen Midgette
Sailor (uncredited)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director / Screenplay
Jorge Luis Borges
Original Story
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Giovanni Bertolucci
Producer
Franco Di Giacomo
Director of Photography
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Maria Paola Maino
Production Design / Costume Design
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Assistant Director
Eduardo de Gregorio
Screenplay
Marilù Parolini
Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 17, 1970
Original NameStrategia del ragno
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
countryside
small town
father murder
investigation
unknown father
oedipus complex
white lie
italian resistance
Wiki.
The Spider's Stratagem (Italian: Strategia del ragno) is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges. The film stars Giulio Brogi and Alida Valli, and follows the son of an antifascist martyr who travels to his namesake’s father’s hometown, uncovering secrets of his father’s past in the process.
The film was screened at the 31st Venice International Film Festival before premiering on Rai 1 on 25 October 1970, then rebroadcasting on Rai 2 five days later. It received a limited theatrical release in Europe and the United States.
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