Tela de araña (1963)
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Eddie Constantine, Elisa Montés, José Nieto, Silvia Solar, Mayra Rey, Jacinto San Emeterio, Henri Cogan, Adriano Domínguez, José Villasante, Carmen Porcel
A penniless writer who intervenes in an attack finds himself drawn into the orbit of the man who witnessed it.
The story
Eddie Ross, an unlucky and penniless writer, wanders through Madrid when he witnesses an attack on a young woman he does not know. He intervenes to help her, and the struggle with her attacker catches the attention of a mysterious man watching from inside his car. Soon afterward, Ross receives a call from that man, Martinez, who offers him work as a secretary and general factotum. As Ross begins carrying out his new employer’s assignments, he starts to realize that he has become involved with a gangster. He is determined, however, not to let Martinez draw him into crooked paths.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Eddie Ross (Eddie Constantine), an unlucky and penniless writer, wanders through Madrid when he witnesses an attack on a young woman he does not know. He steps in to help her, and the ensuing struggle with her attacker is noticed by a mysterious man who has stayed sheltered inside his car. After these events, Ross receives a call from a man named Martinez—the same man who watched everything from his car. Martinez offers him a job as a secretary and general factotum. As Ross begins carrying out the tasks his employer assigns him, he gradually discovers that he has tied his fate to that of a gangster. Ross is nevertheless determined not to let Martinez lead him down crooked paths.
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