Web of Deception

Web of Deception

1971 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller

An international crime syndicate absconds with over $5 million in precious jewels. Police are baffled. The insurance companies are outraged. When dashing Tony Driscoll-private investigator-is called in, the robbery investigation quickly becomes a murder case. And Driscoll is suspect #1. Dodging cops as well as criminals, Driscoll steps into a subterranean world. A world of beautiful women, exotic ports and sleek fast cars. Where hunter becomes hunted-and romance is heartbeats away from death.

Directed by Massimo Castellani · Written by Italo Gasperini

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 4m together

Web of Deception

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

Both from Massimo Castellani.

More from Massimo CastellaniSee all →

Il vostro superagente Flit

Il vostro superagente Flit · 1966

Il vostro superagente Flit

MovieActionComedy

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No · 1968

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No

Childhood friends Franco and Jolanda accidentally meet again after 15 years and both know it is love. This comedy traces their troubled relationship.

One on Top of the Other

One on Top of the Other · 1969

One on Top of the Other

MovieMysteryThriller

A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.

Adultery Italian Style

Adultery Italian Style · 1966

Adultery Italian Style

A betrayed wife decides to teach her philandering husband a lesson in this riotous farce. Marta (Catherine Spaak) discovers that husband Franco (Nino Manfredi) has been stepping out with her own best friend (Maria Grazia Buccella), and gets revenge by inventing an imaginary lover. Franco takes the bait, leading to improbable but hilarious complications.

I due vigili

I due vigili · 1967

Two traffic policemen help capture a dangerous robber after unwittingly contributing to his making off with the loot.

Caprice Italian Style

Caprice Italian Style · 1968

Caprice Italian Style

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

Mademoiselle de Maupin

Mademoiselle de Maupin · 1966

Mademoiselle de Maupin

MovieAdventureRomance

Mademoiselle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's army, and not even the religious robe is an insurance against it. Theodore is assigned to be aide-de-camp to Alcibiade, a man as virile in combat, as he seems troubled for the figure of his aid. D'Albert, an aristocrat, will expose Theodore's true sex, and after a number of confusing, comedy situations, Alcibiade will appease his troubled feelings.

The Witches

The Witches · 1967

MovieComedyDrama

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.

Our Husbands

Our Husbands · 1966

Three episodes about Italian husbands and their relationships.

Faustina

Faustina · 1968

Faustina, the offspring of a black G.I. and a Roman woman who met during the conflict of World War II, must choose between two Italian men who desperately vie for her attention.

Bloody Pit of Horror

Bloody Pit of Horror · 1965

Bloody Pit of Horror

A photographer and his models go to an old, abandoned castle for a photo shoot. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is inhabited by a lunatic who believes himself to be the reincarnated spirit of a 17th-century executioner whose job it is to protect the castle against intruders.

More Like This

The Interpreter

The Interpreter · 2005

The Interpreter

MovieCrimeThriller

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

Minority Report

Minority Report · 2002

Minority Report

MovieScience FictionAction

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin · 2006

Lucky Number Slevin

MovieDramaThriller

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · 2014

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

MovieActionCrime

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps · 1935

MovieMysteryThriller

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

The Terminator

The Terminator · 1984

MovieActionThriller

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Ghost

MovieFantasyRomance

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Gosford Park

Gosford Park · 2001

MovieDramaMystery

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

Killer Workout

Killer Workout · 1987

MovieHorrorThriller

Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered.

Family Plot

Family Plot · 1976

MovieComedyCrime

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

The Getaway

The Getaway · 1972

MovieActionCrime

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

A Bay of Blood

A Bay of Blood · 1971

MovieHorrorThriller

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

Fermat's Room

Fermat's Room · 2007

MovieMysteryThriller

Four mathematicians are imprisoned in a shrinking room; with the walls closing in, they must try anything to escape this fatal puzzle.

A Hard Day

A Hard Day · 2014

MovieCrimeThriller

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.

The Pledge

The Pledge · 2001

MovieCrimeDrama

A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever · 1971

Diamonds Are Forever

MovieActionThriller

Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter