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Les araignées - Le lac d'or

Original title: Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See
  • 1919
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 21m
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6.5/10
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Les araignées - Le lac d'or (1919)
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Kay Hoog finds a message that indicates that some Incas are still alive, but the secret organisation "Die Spinnen" wants the Incas' gold....Kay Hoog finds a message that indicates that some Incas are still alive, but the secret organisation "Die Spinnen" wants the Incas' gold....Kay Hoog finds a message that indicates that some Incas are still alive, but the secret organisation "Die Spinnen" wants the Incas' gold....

  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writer
    • Fritz Lang
  • Stars
    • Carl de Vogt
    • Lil Dagover
    • Ressel Orla
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    6.5/10
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    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writer
      • Fritz Lang
    • Stars
      • Carl de Vogt
      • Lil Dagover
      • Ressel Orla
    • 17User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Carl de Vogt
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    • Kay Hoog
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    • Sonnenpriesterin Naela
    Ressel Orla
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    • Lio Sha
    Georg John
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    • Dr. Telphas
    Bruno Lettinger
    • Diamantenkönig John Terry
    Edgar Pauly
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      • Fritz Lang
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      • Fritz Lang
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    7AlsExGal

    Earliest surviving film from director Fritz Lang...

    This serial-esque action epic is told in two parts. In the first part, "The Golden Lake", man-of-action Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) heads for South America to look for a secret city of Incas living in temples much as they did centuries ago. They have a Harvard professor prisoner, and are also sitting atop a huge gold mine. Kay is challenged in his quest by the Spiders, a secret multi-national criminal organization. Their chief agent Lio Sha (Ressel Orla) has the hots for Hoog, but she won't let that get in her way of taking the gold for her gang. Kay makes cute with Inca priestess Naela (Lil Dagover), which really peeves Lio Sha. In the second part, "The Diamond Ship", Kay Hoog is once again racing against the Spiders, this time in search of the Buddha diamond, a fabulous gem that is foretold to be the great emancipator of Asia from the control of the West.

    There's a lot going here, with secret societies, hidden cities, cowboys, pirates, guys dressed like ninjas, a samurai, safecrackers in top hats and domino masks, human sacrifice, clairvoyants, hot air balloon rides, and much more. Despite the 137 minute running time, I was rarely bored, although the first half is much better than the second. It also ends rather abruptly, as this was originally intended to be quickly followed up by another 2-hour, 2-part installment in the war between Hoog and the Spiders, but that never got made. Instead, Lang was inspired to bring Mabuse to the screen, and the rest is history.

    Forgive me for reviewing both episodes together, but things just fit together better in this format.
    eibon09

    Collector's Item

    Die Spinnen, 1. Teil: Der Goldene See/Spiders Part 1(1919) was one of the first films to ignite the golden age of German silent film. Part 1 introduces arch villainous and adventurer Lio Sha. Part One deals with the search for the Golden Lake. This is one of the few early Fritz Lang films to be available on home video. The set designs are stunning and the costumes are wonderful. Spiders Part 1(1919) is a visual treat to behold.
    7Tequila-18

    A rough and tumble action/adventure

    This film has an enormous amount of action and adventure in it. Characters are jumping from one country to the next in the matter of minutes. There is hardly a dull moment. My only problem with this film is that it seems to jump around too fast. One episode is barely finished, and boom, you're zapped to another location. If this movie had not been made in 1919, I would swear it had copied MTV's jump cut style. All in all, The Spiders, is a good introduction in the silent film adventure genre.
    Snow Leopard

    Entertaining Adventure Story With Imaginative Settings & Visuals

    This first episode of Fritz Lang's "The Spiders" is an entertaining adventure story, and it is particularly notable for its imaginative settings and visuals, and for the way that each sequence leads smoothly into the next. The story is far-fetched, of course, but Lang tells it quite well, and it makes for enjoyable viewing.

    The basic setup of the sinister organization of "Spiders" involves some of the themes that Lang used in more detailed form in his Dr. Mabuse movies. Here, the story is strictly for entertainment purposes, and as such it works well. Ressel Orla is suitably elegant as the leader of the "Spiders", and she usually makes the best of her opportunities.

    The opening message-in-a-bottle scene sets the tone, establishing tension and mystery right away. From there, Lang builds up the story nicely, as the characters learn about the hidden treasure and compete with each other and with other adversaries to find it. His style here is similar to that in some of the best of contemporary action movies, such as the Indiana Jones films. Most of the scenes work well in themselves, and once it gets going, each scene also moves the story ahead immediately to the next scene, without letting you pause for breath.

    Lil Dagover also adds a lot in her role as the priestess. Carl de Vogt is adequate as the hero Hoog, but he does not have a lot of presence or charisma, and most of the energy level in the characters comes from the female leads.

    This episode got "The Spiders" off to a good start, and it is the best of the two segments that Lang actually filmed. It does not have the deep themes found in Lang's best movies, but as entertainment it works quite well.
    6JoeytheBrit

    The Spiders - The Golden Lake review

    An early adventure movie from Fritz Lang featuring Kay Hoog, a dashing adventurer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Indiana Jones, and who was originally to be the hero of a series of four movies, only two of which were ever made. Hoog, as played by Carl de Vogt, is something of a solemn character lacking in dynamism, but he's locked in a pleasingly involving battle with the sinister Die Spinnen organisation in his search for a hoard of Inca gold. The film takes itself a little too seriously on occasion for what is essentially a Boys Own story, but Lang keeps it clipping along at a fast enough pace to keep his audience entertained.

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    • Trivia
      Originally planned as a series of four films. The last two parts not made were titled 'Um Asiens Kaiserkrone' (part 3) and 'Im Spinnennetz' (part 4).
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 1920 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Spiders - Episode 1: The Golden Sea
    • Filming locations
      • Decla Lot, Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Decla-Bioscop AG
      • Decla-Film-Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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