Germany, 1920
104m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A German fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang.
Plot Summary
Possession of a particular diamond will allow the bearer to become the ruler of the whole of Asia. The criminal organisation known as Die Spinnen want it and Kay Hoog is determined to stop them.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Decla-Film-Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
Produced by: Erich Pommer
Written by: Fritz Lang
Director of Photography: Karl Freund
Costume Designers: Otto Hunte, Carl Ludwig Kirmse, Heinrich Umlauff, Hermann Warm
Art Directors: Otto Hunte, Carl Ludwig Kirmse, Heinrich Umlauff, Hermann Warm
Cast
Carl de Vogt (Kay Hoog)
Ressel Orla (Lio Sha)
Georg John (The Master)
Rudolf Lettinger (John Terry, the King of Diamonds)
Thea Zander (Ellen Terry)
Reiner Steiner (Kapitän des Diamantenschiffsv
Friedrich Kühne (All-Hab-Mah)
Edgar Pauly (Vierfinger-John)
Meinhart Maur (Chinese Spider)
Paul Morgan (Jewish Spider)
K.A. Römer (Baker)
Paul Rehkopf (underworld figure)
Alternative Titles
Las arañas: El barco de los brillantes – Argentina
Les araignées – Le cargo d'esclaves – France
As Aranhas – Parte 2 – Brazil
Brillantskibet – Denmark
Das Brillantenschiff – Germany
A gyémánthajó – Hungary
Hämähäkit 2: Briljanttilaiva – Finland
Hämähäkit: Orjalaiva – Finland
Hämähäkit: Timanttilaiva – Finland
Pająki, cz.2: Brylantowy statek – Poland
Pavouci II (Brillantová lod') – Czechoslovakia
A pókok – 2. rész – Hungary
The Spiders – Episode 2: The Diamond Ship – UK
The Spiders – Episode 2: The Diamond Ship – USA
The Spiders, Part 2: The Diamond Ship
Пауки 2: Бриллиантовый корабль – Russia
Паяците, част II: Диамантеният кораб – Bulgaria
Links
Sequel to
Die Spinnen, 1. Teil – Der Goldene See (1919)
Extracts included in
Mabuses Motive (2004)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.48 – credits
