The Cobweb

★★★★★

Turkish title: Örümcek Ağı

“The Story of the Strange Mansion on the Hill!”

1955 · 2 h 14 min

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Drama

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Cast

Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall

Credits

Written by: John Paxton

Plot

Tensions in a psychiatric clinic.

Sinekatalog’s take

Vincente Minnelli's melodrama sets a psychiatric clinic's staff squabbling over new curtains while personal crises boil. Richard Widmark and Lauren Bacall lead a star cast in a talky but absorbing soap-opera with sharp edges.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (2,413 votes)
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