Movie·2002·1h 38m

Spider

The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again.

Country

France

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Patrick McGrath

Producer

Catherine Bailey, Samuel Hadida

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky

Music

Howard Shore

Editor

Ronald Sanders

Themes

london, englandbased on novel or bookpsychopathasylumpastchildhood traumabed and breakfast (b&b)british pubhaunted by the pasthalfway house

Production House

Artists Independent Network

Grosvenor Park Productions

Catherine Bailey Productions

Odeon Films

Audience Score

67%

941 votes

Skip11%

Timepass26%

Go for it38%

Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Spider

Miranda Richardson

Yvonne / Mrs. Cleg

Gabriel Byrne

Bill Cleg

Lynn Redgrave

Mrs. Wilkinson

John Neville

Terrence

Philip Craig

John

Bradley Hall

Spider Boy

Gary Reineke

Freddy

Sara Stockbridge

Gladys

Cliff Saunders

Bob

Tara Ellis

Nora

Arthur Whybrow

Ernie

Nicola Duffett

Barmaid

Jake Nightingale

Large Man

Donald Ewer

Toothless Jack

Joan Heney

Cook

Peter Elliott

Resident

Alec Stockwell

Resident

// crew

Crew

Catherine Bailey

Producer

Samuel Hadida

Producer

Jane Barclay

Executive Producer

David Cronenberg

Director, Producer

Ronald Sanders

Editor

Charles Finch

Executive Producer

Howard Shore

Original Music Composer

Simon Franks

Executive Producer

Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Patrick McGrath

Writer

Martin Katz

Executive Producer

Hannah Leader

Executive Producer

Victor Hadida

Executive Producer

Luc Roeg

Executive Producer

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