The Spiders (film)

The Spiders
(Die Spinnen)
Poster for part 1
Directed byFritz Lang
Written byFritz Lang
Produced byErich Pommer
StarringCarl de Vogt
Ressel Orla
Georg John
Lil Dagover
CinematographyCarl Hoffmann
Emil Schünemann (part 1)
Karl Freund (part 2)
Production
company
Decla-Film-Ges. Holz & Co.
Distributed byDecla-Bioscop AG
Release dates
  • 3 October 1919 (1919-10-03) (Part 1)
  • 6 February 1920 (1920-02-06) (Part 2)
Running time
137 minutes
140 minutes (TCM)
CountryWeimar Republic
LanguagesSilent film
German intertitles

The Spiders (German: Die Spinnen) is a silent two-part German adventure film written and directed by Fritz Lang. It was released in two parts in 1919 and 1920. Two more parts were originally planned but never made. It was believed to be a lost film, but it has been rediscovered and restored.