The Red Spider
5.9
Karol, an ordinary young man, runs into a much older man, whom he believes to be a Red Spider, the terrifying serial killer, prowling the streets of Cracow in 1960s. Karol becomes obsessed with the man and spies on him.
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Cast
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Filip Pławiak
Karol Kremer
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Adam Woronowicz
Lucjan Staniak
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Julia Kijowska
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Małgorzata Foremniak
Matka Karola
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Wojciech Zieliński
Porucznik Florek
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Marek Kalita
Ojciec Karola
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Przemysław Bluszcz
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Piotr Głowacki
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Andrzej Konopka
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Barbara Jonak
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Marcin Koszałka Director · Łukasz M. Maciejewski Screenplay Marta Szreder Story
First release November 27, 2015 · Produced in Czechia, Poland, Slovakia · Languages German, Polish
Production
Krakow Film Commission
Production
Fog'n'Desire Films
Production
Sokol Kollár
Production
Zentropa International Poland
Production
Orange Polska
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Production
Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe
Production
MD4
Production
Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
Production
Czechia · Poland · Slovakia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Czerwony Pająk
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
German · Polish
Release dates
Poland · November 27, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
January 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Poland
August 1, 2025 · Digital · Disney+
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