Web of the Spider (Italian: Nella stretta morsa del ragno) is a 1971 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti. The film is about the writer Alan Foster (Anthony Franciosa) who accepts a bet from Edgar Allan Poe (Klaus Kinski) and his friend Thomas Blackwood (Enrico Osterman) to stay a night in Blackwood's castle. At the castle, Foster meets Blackwood's sister Elisabeth (Michèle Mercier) and Julia (Karin Field). Foster has sex with Elisabeth and wakes up to find that she was stabbed by someone whose body vanishes, allowing Foster to realize the house is possessed by ghosts.
The film is narrated by a troubled Edgar Allan Poe (Klaus Kinski). It begins with Poe's attempts to confirm a ghost story by examining the ghosts' tombs. However, he doesn't go too far to avoid being haunted and killed. Later, a journalist named Alan Foster (Anthony Franciosa) visits Poe to drive him out of madness, but he is forced to challenge the horror writer on the authenticity of his stories.
This leads to Foster's accepting a bet from Lord Blackwood to spend the night in a haunted castle on All Soul's Eve. Foster is surprised by ghosts who appear to be half-humans, in very effective and horrifying special effects. Ghosts of the murdered inhabitants appear to him throughout the night, re-enacting the events that led to their respective deaths and driving Foster to madness. He meets the following ghosts: Elisabeth Blackwood (Michèle Mercier), who falls in love with Foster; the annoying and easy-to-hate Julia (Karin Field); the rough criminal William Perkins (Silvano Tranquilli); and the most despicable one of all, Dr. Carmus (Peter Carsten). Near the end of the film, the ghosts reveal their true nature: they aren't actually ghosts, but vampires with ghostly powers, and they need Foster's blood to maintain their existence. Because she loves him, Elisabeth tries to save Foster by aiding his escape. He succeeds in escaping the castle, but not the garden. Distracted and careless, he pushes the door so hard that the metal spikes impale him on the main gate.
After Castle of Blood's disappointing box office, Margheriti felt he could remake the film as Web of the Spider in colour in 1970.[4] Margheriti would later comment that it was "stupid to remake it" and that "the color cinematography destroyed everything: the atmosphere, the tension."[4]
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Web of the Spider was released in Italy on 26 August 1971 where it was distributed by Panta Cinematografica.[2] The film grossed a total of 232,442,000 Italian lire on its domestic release.[2] It received a release in West Germany as Dracula im Schloß des Schreckens on 16 March 1972.[3] It was released later in France on 8 February 1978 as Les fantômes de Hurlevent.[2]
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This article is about the 1971 film For the topic see spiderweb For other uses see Spider Web disambiguation Web of the Spider Italian Nella stretta morsa del ragno is a 1971 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti The film is about the writer Alan Foster Anthony Franciosa who accepts a bet from Edgar Allan Poe Klaus Kinski and his friend Thomas Blackwood Enrico Osterman to stay a night in Blackwood s castle At the castle Foster meets Blackwood s sister Elisabeth Michele Mercier and Julia Karin Field Foster has sex with Elisabeth and wakes up to find that she was stabbed by someone whose body vanishes allowing Foster to realize the house is possessed by ghosts Web of the SpiderItalian film posterDirected byAntonio MargheritiScreenplay byBruno Corbucci Giovanni Grimaldi Antonio Margheriti Giovanni Addessi 2 Story byBruno Corbucci Giovanni GrimaldiProduced byGiovanni Addessi 2 StarringAnthony Franciosa Klaus Kinski Michele MercierCinematographySandro Mancori Memmo Mancori 2 Edited byOtello Colangeli 2 Music byRiz OrtolaniProductioncompaniesProduzione D C 7 Paris Cannes Production Terra Filmkunst Gmbh 3 Distributed byPanta CinematograficaRelease dates26 August 1971 1971 08 26 Italy 16 March 1972 1972 03 16 West Germany 8 February 1978 1978 02 08 France Running time110 minutes 2 CountriesItaly France West Germany 1 Box office 232 442 millionWeb of the Spider is a color remake of Margheriti s earlier film Castle of Blood Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 5 1 Footnotes 5 2 Sources 6 External linksPlot editThe film is narrated by a troubled Edgar Allan Poe Klaus Kinski It begins with Poe s attempts to confirm a ghost story by examining the ghosts tombs However he doesn t go too far to avoid being haunted and killed Later a journalist named Alan Foster Anthony Franciosa visits Poe to drive him out of madness but he is forced to challenge the horror writer on the authenticity of his stories This leads to Foster s accepting a bet from Lord Blackwood to spend the night in a haunted castle on All Soul s Eve Foster is surprised by ghosts who appear to be half humans in very effective and horrifying special effects Ghosts of the murdered inhabitants appear to him throughout the night re enacting the events that led to their respective deaths and driving Foster to madness He meets the following ghosts Elisabeth Blackwood Michele Mercier who falls in love with Foster the annoying and easy to hate Julia Karin Field the rough criminal William Perkins Silvano Tranquilli and the most despicable one of all Dr Carmus Peter Carsten Near the end of the film the ghosts reveal their true nature they aren t actually ghosts but vampires with ghostly powers and they need Foster s blood to maintain their existence Because she loves him Elisabeth tries to save Foster by aiding his escape He succeeds in escaping the castle but not the garden Distracted and careless he pushes the door so hard that the metal spikes impale him on the main gate Cast editAnthony Franciosa as Alan Foster Michele Mercier as Elisabeth Blackwood Klaus Kinski as Edgar Allan Poe Peter Carsten as Dr Carmus Silvano Tranquilli as William Perkins Karin Field as Julia Raf Baldassarre as Herbert Irina Maleeva as Elsie Perkins Enrico Osterman as Lord Thomas Blackwood Marco Bonetti as MauriceProduction editThe film was produced by Giovanni Di Addessi with a story credited to Bruno Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi and score by Riz Ortolani 2 After Castle of Blood s disappointing box office Margheriti felt he could remake the film as Web of the Spider in colour in 1970 4 Margheriti would later comment that it was stupid to remake it and that the color cinematography destroyed everything the atmosphere the tension 4 Release editWeb of the Spider was released in Italy on 26 August 1971 where it was distributed by Panta Cinematografica 2 The film grossed a total of 232 442 000 Italian lire on its domestic release 2 It received a release in West Germany as Dracula im Schloss des Schreckens on 16 March 1972 3 It was released later in France on 8 February 1978 as Les fantomes de Hurlevent 2 References editFootnotes edit Paul 2005 p 177 a b c d e f g h i Curti 2017 p 37 a b Dracula im Schloss des Schreckens Filmportal de Retrieved 19 April 2016 a b Curti 2015 p 114 Sources edit Curti Roberto 2015 Italian Gothic Horror Films 1957 1969 McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 1989 7 Curti Roberto 2017 Italian Gothic Horror Films 1970 1979 McFarland ISBN 978 1476629605 Paul Louis 2005 Italian Horror Film Directors McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 8749 3 External links editWeb of the Spider at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Web of the Spider amp oldid 1190808369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
