The Spider's Stratagem

The Spider's Stratagem

★ 7.1IMDb Score
Released:1970-09-17
Duration:100 min
Country:Italy
Director:Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors:Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti
Production:Red Film, RAI

Overview:

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.

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