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The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

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Summary

A cunning Parisian safecracker manages to stay one step ahead of his police chief pursuer, until matters are complicated by the outbreak of the First World War and their attraction to the same woman. Drama, starring Eric Portman, Guy Rolfe, Nadia Gray, George Cole and Maurice Denham

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Predating Father Brown by five years, this was Robert Hamer's first attempt at depicting the grudging respect that exists between a master thief and a brilliant detective. Evoking the Paris of Louis Feuillade's Fantomas serials, Hamer superbly captures the conspiratorial pre-First World War atmosphere, while artfully keeping the tone as light as it is suspenseful, as Eric Portman initially attempts to capture Guy Rolfe and then enlists him to procure some top-secret German plans. With a mutual passion for Nadia Gray intensifying the rivalry, this is a thriller of the highest order that deserves to be much better known.

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameMaubertEric PortmanPhilippeGuy RolfeMadeleineNadia GrayMarcGeorge Cole (1)Minister of WarEdward ChapmanCol de la RocheMaurice DenhamJean / Alfred LouisJohn CarolNicoleNatasha Sokolova

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rolenameDirectorRobert Hamer

Details

Released on

1949-12-01

Languages

English | French

Available on

video

Formats

Black and white

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