The Spider and the Fly
1949, English. Directed by Robert Hamer.
A New British Thriller of Crime, Detection and Suspense!
"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Robert HamerDirector
- Eric PortmanFernand Maubert
- Guy RolfePhilippe Lodocq
- Nadia GrayMadeleine Saincaize
- George ColeMarc, detective
- Harold LangBelfort, the pickpocket
- Edward ChapmanMinister for War
- Maurice DenhamColonel de la Roche
- John CarolJean Louis / Alfred Louis
- May HallattMonique
- Arthur LoweTown Clerk
- Sebastian CabotPrefect
- Jeremy SpenserJacques
Details
- Released
- 1 December 1949
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Robert Westerby
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The Spider and the Fly runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Spider and the Fly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1949. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spider and the Fly?
The Spider and the Fly (1949) was directed by Robert Hamer and stars Eric Portman, Guy Rolfe, Nadia Gray.