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The Spider's Stratagem is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci released in USA on 5 january 1973 with Giulio Brogi
The Spider's Stratagem (1971)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 january 1973
Length 1h40
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
OriginItalie
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Rating69%
The Spider's Stratagem (Italian: Strategia del ragno) (1970) is a political film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
The screenplay was written by Bertolucci based on "Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" story written by Jorge Luis Borges.
Synopsis
Athos Magnani, a young researcher, returns to Tara, where his father was killed before his birth, at the request of his mistress, Draifa. The father, also named Athos Magnani (a wartime anti-fascist hero) and looking exactly like the son, was killed by a fascist in 1936—or so says Draifa, the town statue, and everyone in the city. As the son untangles the web of lies this story is constructed from, he finds himself ensnared in the same web.Actors
Giulio Brogi
(Athos Magnani Jr. / Athos Magnani Sr.)
Alida Valli
(Draifa)
Tino Scotti
(Costa)
Giuseppe Bertolucci
(portatore di leone)
Jorge Luis Borges
(1971)
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