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The Spider and the Fly( 1949)

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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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eric Portman

      Fernand Maubert

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      Guy Rolfe

      Philippe Lodocq

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      Nadia Gray

      Madeleine Saincaize

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      George Cole

      Marc, detective

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      Harold Lang

      Belfort, the pickpocket

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      Edward Chapman

      Minister for War

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      Maurice Denham

      Colonel de la Roche

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      John Carol

      Jean Louis / Alfred Louis

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      May Hallatt

      Monique

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      Arthur Lowe

      Town Clerk

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      Sebastian Cabot

      Prefect

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      Jeremy Spenser

      Jacques

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      Madge Brindley

      Jacques' Grandmother

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      Hattie Jacques

      Barmaid (uncredited)

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      John Salew

      Minister's Secretary

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      James Hayter

      Mayor

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      Patrick Young

      Captain le Maitre

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      Keith Pyott

      Father Pletsier

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      Natasha Sokolova

      Nicole Porte

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      Philip Stainton

      Café Manager

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      Hal Osmond

      Swiss Taxi Driver

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      Alastair Hunter

      Watchman at Legation

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      Gerald Andersen

      Coding Clerk (uncredited)

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      Andreas Malandrinos

      Bank Watchman (uncredited)

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      Charles Paton

      Café Schader Waiter (uncredited)

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      Dido Plumb

      Blind Beggar (uncredited)

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      Iris Vandeleur

      Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    Were it not for the the totally wooden efforts of the very tall Guy Rolfe ("Lodocq") this could have been a really good little crime drama. As it is, though, it's still a good story with two distinct parts - the first sees police chief "Maubert" (Eric Portman) trying to apprehend a successful safe-cracker, the second sees him team up with his erstwhile nemesis to work together to thwart the Bosch in France during the early stages of the Great War. Good sharp writing, tensely directed with enjoyable contributions from Nadia Gray ("Madeleine"), Edward Chapman as the no nonsense Interior Minister ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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