Spiders, Part 1: The Golden Lake (Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See) (1919)
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A film buff's dream, Spiders is comprised of two episodes from an unfinished silent serial from Fritz Lang. Filled with excitement and adventure, it tells the story of a brave explorer who is questing for the fabulous Incan diamond. To get it though, he must keep ahead of the powerful Spider… More A film buff's dream, Spiders is comprised of two episodes from an unfinished silent serial from Fritz Lang. Filled with excitement and adventure, it tells the story of a brave explorer who is questing for the fabulous Incan diamond. To get it though, he must keep ahead of the powerful Spider cult, who want it for their own evil purposes. The episodes were originally titled "The Golden Lake" and "The Diamond Ship." Many of the techniques and production designs Lang experimented with in this aborted series, he later refined in his classic Dr. Mabuse films. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fritz Lang
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 3, 1919 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jaime N. Christley, Slant Magazine
Destined for film school libraries, Fritz Lang's earliest, substantially preserved adventure epic gets a solid, workmanlike DVD presentation from Kino.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
It's apparent that Lang was enjoying himself on this production, and the fact that he returned to the genre forty years later is also telling.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Inventive silent adventure.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Lang made the story exuberant and exotic.
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