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The Spider's Stratagem

Original title: Strategia del ragno
  • 1970
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3K
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The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
DramaMystery

A man returns to the place where his father was murdered and tries to find closure. But he finds himself in a similar predicament as his late father instead.A man returns to the place where his father was murdered and tries to find closure. But he finds himself in a similar predicament as his late father instead.A man returns to the place where his father was murdered and tries to find closure. But he finds himself in a similar predicament as his late father instead.

  • Director
    • Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Writers
    • Jorge Luis Borges
    • Marilù Parolini
    • Eduardo de Gregorio
  • Stars
    • Giulio Brogi
    • Alida Valli
    • Pippo Campanini
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Writers
      • Jorge Luis Borges
      • Marilù Parolini
      • Eduardo de Gregorio
    • Stars
      • Giulio Brogi
      • Alida Valli
      • Pippo Campanini
    • 20User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Giulio Brogi
    Giulio Brogi
    • Athos Magnani, father and son
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Draifa
    Pippo Campanini
    • Gaibazzi
    Franco Giovanelli
    • Rasori
    Tino Scotti
    • Costa (e con la partecipazione di)
    Allen Midgette
    Allen Midgette
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Attilio Viti
    • Tamer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bernardo Bertolucci
    • Writers
      • Jorge Luis Borges
      • Marilù Parolini
      • Eduardo de Gregorio
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    • Trivia
      The Spider's Stratagem (1970) and The Conformist (1970) were both made by Bernardo Bertolucci within a 12 or 18 month period and both were released in the same year.
    • Quotes

      Athos Magnani, father and son: There's phrase that..."A man is made of all men. He is equal to all and all are equal to him". I forgot my suitcase at the station.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Movies to Change the World (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Rigoletto
      di Giuseppe Verdi (as G. Verdi)

      per gentile concessione E. M. I. Italiana S. p. A.

      da disco STASERA ALL'OPERA QSOX 11/12

    User reviews20

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    10/10
    Bertolucci at his best
    This may be Bernardo Bertolucci's best film. It is certainly one of his most assured and technically accomplished. The complex narrative is an exposition of the ideological uses of history (both political history and personal history). A young man returns to his "martyred" Father's village to discover the exact reasons for his father's death at the hands of Facists. He also discovers more than he may want to know about his father's personal life - including intimate details from his father's mistress. The supposedly heroic life and death of his father is greatly complicated by the actual evidence and suggestive clues he discovers. The editing, cinematography, mise en scene, and acting in this film are breathtaking. Yet the film's triumph lie in the philosophical and political suggestions provoked by the narrative. This is a film worthy of myriad viewings.
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    7
    • Rigor
    • May 9, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1973 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Die Strategie der Spinne
    • Filming locations
      • Sabbioneta, Mantua, Lombardia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
      • Red Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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