Eye of the Spider

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Eye of the Spider
Locchio-del-ragno-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero
Screenplay by
  • Luigi Angelo
  • Fabio De Agostini
  • Aldo Crudo [1]
Story byRoberto Bianchi Montero [1]
Produced byLuigi Mondello [1]
Starring
Cinematography Fausto Rossi [1]
Edited byRolando Salvatori [1]
Music by Carlo Savina [1]
Production
company
Luis Film [1]
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 1 November 1971 (1971-11-01)(Italy)
Running time
92 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
Box office 133.333 million

Eye of the Spider (Italian : L'occhio del ragno) is a 1971 Italian crime film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Klaus Kinski.

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Cast

Style

Despite the title and posters imagery which makes the film sound like a giallo , Italian film historian Roberto Curti referred to the film as a "rather typical film noir " [1]

Release

Eye of the Spider was released on 1 November 1971 in Italy. [1] Due to the growing popularity of and commercial success of the poliziotteschi through the 1970s, the film was re-released as Caso Scorpio: sterminate quelli della calibro 39. [2] The film grossed 133,333,000 Italian lire domestically. [1]

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References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786469765.