The Spider's Stratagem

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.

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Writers

Marilù Parolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eduardo de Gregorio

Released

September 17, 1970

Language

Italian