The Spider's Stratagem

The Spider's Stratagem (1970)

Strategia del ragno

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.

Date of release
1970-09-17
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (99)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Director
Bernardo Bertolucci

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Theme of the Traitor and the Hero

The Spider's Stratagem is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story Theme of the Traitor and the Hero by Jorge Luis Borges. The film stars Giulio Brogi and Alida Valli, and follows the son of an antifascist martyr who travels to his namesake’s father’s hometown, uncovering secrets of his father’s past in the process.

Production

The film was shot in the summer of 1969. Locations included Sabbioneta for most scenes in Tara. The theater's exterior is Sabbioneta's Palazzo Ducale, and its interior is Fidenza's Teatro Magnani. The square of the hotel is in Pomponesco, with a levee in the background. Draifa's villa is the Villa Longari Ponzoni in Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti. The train station is that of Brescello.

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