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The Spider's Stratagem

The Spider's Stratagem

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Summary

Drama starring Giulio Brogi and Alida Valli. Athos Magnani arrives in a small Italian town to investigate the mystery of his father's murder in 1936. He uncovers a web of deception and fear.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Sue Heal

One of the all-time great movies of Italian cinema, this shows director Bernardo Bertolucci at the zenith of his consummate talent in the days when he excelled at illuminating the effect of cultural differences on the human spirit. His hero, brilliantly played by Giulio Brogi, returns home to find his sense of family shattered by unseen events from the past. As he struggles to attain greater knowledge of his heroic father's assassination, we are taken on a fascinating psychological journey with enormous verve and wit, while Italy's Po valley looks marvellous thanks to the luminous camerawork of Vittorio (Apocalypse Now, Reds) Storaro. If you have to attend your wedding, set the video. Behold a masterpiece.

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6.8/10

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Cast

rolenameAthos Magnani / His fatherGiulio BrogiDraifaAlida ValliCostaTino ScottiGaibazziPippo CampaniniRasoriFranco GiovanelliSailorAllen Midgett

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rolenameDirectorBernardo Bertolucci

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Italian

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