The Spider and the Fly (1949 film)

The Spider and the Fly
Directed byRobert Hamer
Written byRobert Westerby
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Edited bySeth Holt
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
companies
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 1 December 1949 (1949-12-01) (UK)
  • 1952 (1952) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£120,000

The Spider and the Fly is a 1949 British crime film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Eric Portman, Guy Rolfe and Nadia Gray. The screenplay concerns an unusual love triangle that develops between two criminals and a policeman on the eve of the First World War. It was written by Robert Westerby. Hamer made it immediately after Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949).