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The Spider and the Fly 1949

β˜… 6.87 votes94 minπŸ“… 1949-12-01

"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 governm

Director: Robert Hamer

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
Jean Louis / Alfred Louis
May Hallatt
May Hallatt
Monique
Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe
Town Clerk