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The Spider and the Fly is a British film of genre Drama directed by Robert Hamer with Eric Portman
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
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Add to a movie listThe Spider and the Fly is a 1949 film directed by Robert Hamer. An unusual love triangle develops between two criminals and a policeman on the eve of World War I.
Synopsis
In 1913, Fernand Maubert (Eric Portman), the dedicated chief of police of Paris, is after Philippe Lodocq (Guy Rolfe), a suave bank robber with a series of thefts to his credit, but the criminal always has an alibi. After the latest robbery, Maubert does capture Lodocq's accomplice, Madeleine Saincaise (Nadia Gray).Actors
Eric Portman
(Fernand Maubert)
Guy Rolfe
(Philippe Lodocq)
Nadia Gray
(Madeleine Saincaize)
George Cole
(Marc, detective)
Edward Chapman
(Minister for War)
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