''The Golden Spider'' (german: Die goldene Spinne) is a 1943 German

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Erich Engels Erich Engels (23 May 1889 – 25 April 1971) was a German screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director. He should not be confused with another contemporary German director Erich Engel.Bock & Bergfelder p.112 Selected filmography * ''De ...

and starring

Kirsten Heiberg Kirsten Heiberg (25 April 1907 – 2 March 1976) was a Norwegian/German actress and singer who had a major film career in Germany between 1938 and 1954. She reached the peak of her career in 1942–43, performing in Joseph Goebbels version ...

Jutta Freybe Jutta Freybe (1917–1971) was a German stage and film actress.Giesen p.197 She appeared in ten films during the Nazi era, in leading roles. Her sisters were the writers Johanna Sibelius and Martha Albrand. Selected filmography * ''Love Can Lie ...

, and

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, ...

. It was partly shot in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Franz Bi Franz Bi (2 April 1899 – 25 December 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.197 He worked on the set design of more than forty films during his career, often in collaboration with Bruno Monden. Selected filmography * '' The Rainer Case'' (1 ...

and

Bruno Lutz Bruno Lutz (7 June 1889 – 5 March 1964) was a German art director.Kester p.294 Selected filmography * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1928) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1928) * ''Two Good Comrades'' (1933) * '' ...

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* Films of Nazi Germany German spy thriller films 1940s spy thriller films Films directed by Erich Engels World War II spy films Terra Film films German black-and-white films 1940s German-language films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub