The Black Spider (1921 film)

The Black Spider
GermanDie schwarze Spinne
Directed bySiegfried Philippi
Written bySiegfried Philippi
Based onThe Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf
Starring
CinematographyHeinrich Gärtner
Production
company
Turma Film
Release date
  • 8 August 1921 (1921-08-08)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Black Spider (German: Die schwarze Spinne) is a 1921 German silent horror film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Olga Engl, Hugo Flink, and Charles Willy Kayser. It is based on the novella The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf. It premiered in Berlin on 8 August 1921.