The Spider's Stratagem
Original title: Strategia del ragno
1970 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by 
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo BertolucciCast
Giulio Brogi 
Alida Valli 
Tino Scotti
Credits
Written by: 
Jorge Luis Borges
Plot
A man investigates his father's murder.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bernardo Bertolucci's dreamlike mystery has a man returning to his father's town to investigate his murder as a hero. Gorgeously shot, with Alida Valli, it is a fluid, Borges-inspired study of myth and memory.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (3,491 votes)
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