The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea

The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden SeaCast and Crew

Movie

Cast

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Carl de Vogt
as Kay Hoog
R
Ressel Orla
as Lio Sha
G
Georg John
as Dr. Telphas
L
Lil Dagover
as Sun Priestess Naela
R
Rudolf Lettinger
as Diamond King John Terry
E
Edgar Pauly
as Vierfinger-John
P
Paul Morgan
M
Meinhart Maur
F
Friedrich Kühne
P
Paul Biensfeldt
H
Harry Frank

Crew

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Fritz Lang
Director
F
Fritz Lang
Writer
E
Erich Pommer
Producer
O
Otto Hunte
Production Design
C
Carl Ludwig Kirmse
Production Design
H
Heinrich Umlauff
Production Design
H
Hermann Warm
Production Design
K
Karl Freund
Director of Photography
E
Emil Schünemann
Director of Photography

The Spiders Serial

With this exotic adventure film, director Fritz Lang established himself as a master of epic storytelling, a talent that would reach its pinnacle in such monumental films as Metropolis and Die Nibelungen. Influenced by the French serials of Louis Feuillade (Fantômas) and infused with Lang’s own fascination with Asian culture, THE SPIDERS follows international adventurer Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) in his quest for Incan gold and the precious “Buddha’s head” diamond. Along the way, he must contend with an organization of criminal spies known as The Spiders, who will employ any form of treachery, including murder, to snatch the artifacts from his possession.