The Spider's Stratagem

A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by Fascists in 1936, before his birth. As he unravels a web of lies that seems to encompass the whole town, he finds himself entangled in the same web.

• Bernardo BertolucciDirector
• Marilù ParoliniScreenplay
• Eduardo de GregorioScreenplay
• Bernardo BertolucciScreenplay

• Giulio BrogiAthos Magnani Jr. / Athos Magnani Sr.
• Alida ValliDraifa
• Pippo CampaniniGaibazzi
• Franco GiovanelliRazori
• Tino ScottiCosta
• Allen MidgetteSailor (uncredited)