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The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

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A wager between two novelists about committing the perfect crime becomes real when a murder occurs under the circumstances they had plotted in jest and either one of them might be the killer.

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Budget

$15

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

4.25/10

Release Date

18 January 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mel Harris

Mel Harris

Dianna Taylor

Kim Coates

Kim Coates

John Deluca

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Detective Evan Taylor

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Lt. Turner

Cynthia Belliveau

Cynthia Belliveau

Blair

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Jake Sadoff

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