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Web of the Spider (1971)
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
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Alan Foster, a professional American journalist, travels to London to meet with Edgar Allan Poe for an interview. While in London, Alan soon finds himself in the company of Lord Blackwood, and Alan accepts a bet to spend a night in his castle
Rated R | Length 102 minutes
Actors
Anthony Franciosa | Michèle Mercier | Klaus Kinski | Peter Carsten | Silvano Tranquilli | Karin Field | Irina Maleeva | Raf Baldassarre | Enrico Osterman | Marco Bonetti | Vittorio Fanfoni | Carla Mancini
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 5 stars |
| 10/03/2020 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
I recently got the Film Masters BD for the krimi Creature with the Blue Hand and it also has Web of the Spider. I saw someone review it on LB last week noting not to watch it before Margheriti’s CASTLE OF BLOOD bc this is a remake. Welp friends, I only watched CoB for the first time a couple months ago. And this movie WotS I watched a few years ago. But I was keen to revisit after having watched CoB. And ofc I couldn’t recall a thing about this movie, even Kinski as Edgar Allan Poe.
Strangely, I think it’s worse than my first viewing due to that fact (being a remake of CoB). This is mostly dull and lifeless for a such a fun gothic story. The PQ looks like they just took the DVD transfer so nothing really shines and the colors don’t pop. I still like the movie bc it does star my man Anthony Franciosa with a cool score by Riz Ortolani. And it really is different from CoB just not nearly as good.
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