The Spider's Web (1960 film)
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Written by | Agatha Christie (play) Albert G. Miller Eldon Howard |
| Starring | Glynis Johns John Justin Cicely Courtneidge Jack Hulbert |
| Music by | Tony Crombie |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite |
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Production
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Danziger Productions
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release dates
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November 1960 |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Spider's Web is a 1960 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert.[1] It was an adaptation of the play Spider's Web by Agatha Christie, and a rare Technicolor 'A' feature from the Danzigers. It was remade as a television special starring Penelope Keith and broadcast on 26 December 1982.
The poster tagline read, "DON'T TELL YOUR FRIENDS THE ENDING ... THEY WON'T BELIEVE IT!!!" [2]
Plot
The story of an ambassador's wife who must hide the corpse of her husband from his daughter.[3]
Cast
- Glynis Johns - Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
- John Justin - Henry Hailsham-Brown
- Jack Hulbert - Sir Rowland Delahaye
- Cicely Courtneidge - Miss Peake
- Ronald Howard - Jeremy
- David Nixon - Elgin
- Wendy Turner - Pippa
- Basil Dignam - Hugo
- Joan Sterndale-Bennett - Mrs Elgin
- Ferdy Mayne - Oliver
- Peter Butterworth - Inspector Lord
- Anton Rodgers - Sergeant Jones
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "an entertaining film version of Agatha Christie's 1954 stage play about a diplomat's wife who hides the corpse of her stepdaughter's father. Though there is no Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot to push this programmer along, it still moves at a lively pace." [4]
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External links
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