The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

6.8

1949-12-01

"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Released

1949-12-01

Runtime

94

Director

Robert Hamer

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Language

English

Production

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Mayflower Productions

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    Eric Portman

    Eric Portman
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    Guy Rolfe

    Guy Rolfe
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    Nadia Gray

    Nadia Gray
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    George Cole

    George Cole
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    Harold Lang

    Harold Lang
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    Edward Chapman

    Edward Chapman
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    Maurice Denham

    Maurice Denham
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    John Carol

    John Carol
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    May Hallatt

    May Hallatt
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    Arthur Lowe

    Arthur Lowe
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    Sebastian Cabot

    Sebastian Cabot
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    Jeremy Spenser

    Jeremy Spenser
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    Madge Brindley

    Madge Brindley
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    Hattie Jacques

    Hattie Jacques
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    John Salew

    John Salew
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    James Hayter

    James Hayter
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    Patrick Young

    Patrick Young
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    Keith Pyott

    Keith Pyott
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    Natasha Sokolova

    Natasha Sokolova
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    Philip Stainton

    Philip Stainton
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    Hal Osmond

    Hal Osmond
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    Alastair Hunter

    Alastair Hunter
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    Gerald Andersen

    Gerald Andersen
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    Andreas Malandrinos

    Andreas Malandrinos
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    Charles Paton

    Charles Paton
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    Dido Plumb

    Dido Plumb
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    Iris Vandeleur

    Iris Vandeleur