The Spider and the Fly (1994)

Genre : Thriller, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Michael Katleman

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Michael Katleman
Michael Katleman
Director
Alanna Hamill
Alanna Hamill
Writer
Richard Bellis
Richard Bellis
Original Music Composer
Robert Pucci
Robert Pucci
Writer
Brian R.R. Hebb
Brian R.R. Hebb
Director of Photography
Alan Baumgarten
Alan Baumgarten
Editor

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