The Spider Labyrinth (1988)
"Il nido del ragno" (original title)

Director:

Gianfranco Giagni

Writers:

Riccardo Aragno (screenplay), Tonino Cervi (screenplay),

Stars:

Roland Wybenga, Paola Rinaldi, Margareta von Krauss

Cast

Credited cast:
Roland Wybenga	...	Professor Alan Whitmore
Paola Rinaldi	...	Genevieve Weiss
Margareta von Krauss	...	Celia Roth
Claudia Muzi	...	Maria (as Claudia Muzii)
William Berger	...	Mysterious Man
Stéphane Audran	...	Mrs. Kuhn
Valeriano Santinelli
Massimiliano Pavone
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
László Sipos	...	(as Lazlo Sipo)
Attila Lõte	...	(as Lote Attila)
Bob Holton
Bill Bolender
John Morrison
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanna Busoni	...	Signora Kuhn (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

spider | supernatural power

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Release Date:

25 August 1988 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Stin pagida tis arahnis

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reteitalia, Splendida Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 87 min (uncut DVD/VHS)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

forgotten and rare flick

Not only do I hunt the independent flicks, I also try to track down those flicks that were never released in a proper way, no DVD or official VHS was released. Sometimes they were only available on VHS at a rental base. Most of those flicks are well sought after and aren't cheap to buy. But sometimes if you hunt and are patient you can find those gems. This is one of them. It's an Italian horror movie but I wouldn't say that it is a giallo. Therefore there are to much strange things going on, the occult takes an important factor in the storyline. It never bores but as always with the Italian ones the sound isn't what it should be. The added sounds like doors closing or the wind is always too loud and that makes you look for failures. Like when the wind blows hard you see leaves flying away in front of the street but further the trees are standing still. Do I need to say more. But the movie works and has his creepy moments. the killings aren't bloody or gory but they work and that's good, isn't it. There is some stop motion used with the rip off of the spiderhead scene in The Thing, but still it's worth seeing. The version I have is English spoken with Japanese subs and clocks in at 87 minutes, uncut. And for those perverts out there, yes, some nudity is involved but due the Japanese release private parts are blurred, you know what I mean...