The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

1949
1h 34m
6.8

6.8/10

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"A New British Thriller of Crime, Detection and Suspense!"

Overview

"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

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
J. Arthur Rank Organisation Mayflower Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0041911

Cast

Eric Portman
Eric Portman

Fernand Maubert

Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe

Philippe Lodocq

Nadia Gray
Nadia Gray

Madeleine Saincaize

George Cole
George Cole

Marc, detective

Harold Lang
Harold Lang

Belfort, the pickpocket

Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman

Minister for War

Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham

Colonel de la Roche

John Carol
John Carol

Jean Louis / Alfred Louis

May Hallatt
May Hallatt

Monique

Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe

Town Clerk

Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Cabot

Prefect

Jeremy Spenser
Jeremy Spenser

Jacques

Key Crew

Robert Hamer
Director
Robert Westerby
Screenplay
Aubrey Baring
Producer

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