Die Schwarze Spinne [1983]

Country of Origin: Switzerland
Year of Production: 1983
Running Times: 98 mins
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Colour Format: colour
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: PicaFilm
Producer: Eduard Steiner

SCRIPT
Script: Walther Kauer
Story: Jeremias Gotthelf

DIRECTION
Directed by: Mark M. Rissi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Edwin Horak

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Evelyn von Rabenau

MUSIC
Music: Carlos Peron

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Die Schwarze Spinne [Main Title]"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Knights Theme"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Breakin' In"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Dance of Death"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Dropouts"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"The Devil's Kiss"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Nothing is True"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Pestzug"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Catastrophe"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

"Die Schwarze Spinne [End Title]"
Written by Carlos Peron
Performed by Carlos Peron

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designers: Véronique Müller, Edith Roth

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Cornelius Defries, Giacomo Peier, Bruno Reithaar

CAST
Beatrice Kessler
Walo Lüönd
Peter Ehrlich
Walter Hess
Hans-Joerg Bahl
René Bill
Sergio Catellani
Michael Gempart
Corinne Hirt
Peter Holliger
Benjamin Kradolfer
Walter Krumm
Peter Lüchinger
Rosali Nydegger
Sigmund Oberli
Henrik Rhyn
Peter Scheider
Hanna Scheuring
Sigfrit Steiner
Curt Truninger
Christine Wipf
Hans Wittwer

SUMMARY

A group of drug addicts have been abandoned by their dealer and decide to break into a chemical factory in search of the materials they need to synthesize their own drugs. But one of them begins to suffer hallucinations of a legendary black spider and an ancient curse is abou to resurface.

AVAILABILITY

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributors: Europa-Filmverleih AG

KEYWORDS

babies, chemical plants, curses, drug addiction, drugs, farms, hallucinations, the occult, spiders

Last Updated: 2 March, 2008