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Eye of the Spider

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Eye of the Spider
Film poster
Directed byRoberto Bianchi Montero
Screenplay by
  • Luigi Angelo
  • Fabio De Agostini
  • Aldo Crudo[1]
Story byRoberto Bianchi Montero[1]
Produced byLuigi Mondello[1]
Starring
CinematographyFausto Rossi[1]
Edited byRolando Salvatori[1]
Music byCarlo Savina[1]
Production
company
Luis Film[1]
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • 1 November 1971 (1971-11-01) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]
Box office133.333 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.

Cast

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Style

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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

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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]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti 2013, p. 49.
  2. ^ Curti 2013, p. 50.

References

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