Movie
Spider
Overview
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-11-06
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Davis Films, Artists Independent Network, Capitol Films, Grosvenor Park Productions, Catherine Bailey Productions, Odeon Films
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Spider
- Miranda Richardson as Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg
- Gabriel Byrne as Bill Cleg
- Lynn Redgrave as Mrs. Wilkinson
- John Neville as Terrence
- Philip Craig as John
- Bradley Hall as Spider Boy
- Gary Reineke as Freddy
- Sara Stockbridge as Gladys
- Cliff Saunders as Bob
- Tara Ellis as Nora
- Arthur Whybrow as Ernie
Crew
- David Cronenberg - Director
- Patrick McGrath - Writer
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