The Spider's Stratagem

The Spider's Stratagem

100 mins | Drama, Mystery | Sept. 17, 1970

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.

The Spider's Stratagem

100 mins | Drama, Mystery | Sept. 17, 1970

The Spider's Stratagem
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers RAI, Red Film
Original title Strategia del ragno
Directors Domenico Rafele, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci
Writers Marilù Parolini, Eduardo de Gregorio, Jorge Luis Borges, Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast

Giulio Brogi

as Athos Magnani Jr. / Athos Magnani Sr.

Alida Valli

as Draifa

Pippo Campanini

as Gaibazzi

Franco Giovanelli

as Razori

Tino Scotti

as Costa

Allen Midgette

as Sailor (uncredited)