' ].join(''); if ( adsScript && adsScript === 'bandsintown' && adsPlatforms && ((window.isIOS && adsPlatforms.indexOf("iOS") >= 0) || (window.isAndroid && adsPlatforms.indexOf("Android") >= 0)) && adsLocations && adsMode && ( (adsMode === 'include' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) >= 0) || (adsMode === 'exclude' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) == -1) ) ) { var opts = { artist: "", song: "", adunit_id: 100005950, div_id: "cf_async_bd4437a5-4505-42db-83f3-cc797e33cf07" }; adUnit.id = opts.div_id; if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; } else { adUnit.id = 'pw-bd4437a5-4505-42db-83f3-cc797e33cf07'; adUnit.className = 'pw-div'; adUnit.setAttribute('data-pw-' + (renderMobile ? 'mobi' : 'desk'), 'sky_btf'); if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { adUnit.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', kicker); window.ramp.que.push(function () { window.ramp.addTag('pw-bd4437a5-4505-42db-83f3-cc797e33cf07'); }); }, { once: true }); } } tag.remove(); })(document.getElementById('script-bd4437a5-4505-42db-83f3-cc797e33cf07'));
Synopsis
When last we saw Kay Hoog (millionaire adventurer, courageous hunk), he’d been beset with tragedy. Having escaped an ancient Incan city by the skin of his gleaming teeth, Hoog looked forward to a few years of settled life with his (amicably) captured Incan lovely, Naela. But the past struck quickly. Hoog’s arch-nemesis, the homicidal femme Lio Sha, murdered Naela on the very grounds of Hoog’s estate, prompting him to swear revenge upon her and her criminal organization, the Spiders. Now he must find them, as the Spiders continue their global quest for the Buddha-head Diamond. The head, it’s said, has the power to restore Asia to world dominance.
' ].join(''); if ( adsScript && adsScript === 'bandsintown' && adsPlatforms && ((window.isIOS && adsPlatforms.indexOf("iOS") >= 0) || (window.isAndroid && adsPlatforms.indexOf("Android") >= 0)) && adsLocations && adsMode && ( (adsMode === 'include' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) >= 0) || (adsMode === 'exclude' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) == -1) ) ) { var opts = { artist: "", song: "", adunit_id: 100005950, div_id: "cf_async_dcf9faca-03e2-4ed1-9f72-85870ea77e11" }; adUnit.id = opts.div_id; if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; } else { adUnit.id = 'pw-dcf9faca-03e2-4ed1-9f72-85870ea77e11'; adUnit.className = 'pw-div -tile300x250 -alignleft'; adUnit.setAttribute('data-pw-' + (renderMobile ? 'mobi' : 'desk'), 'med_rect_atf'); if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { adUnit.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', kicker); window.ramp.que.push(function () { window.ramp.addTag('pw-dcf9faca-03e2-4ed1-9f72-85870ea77e11'); }); }, { once: true }); } } tag.remove(); })(document.getElementById('script-dcf9faca-03e2-4ed1-9f72-85870ea77e11'));
Director
Director
Producer
Producer
Writer
Writer
Editor
Editor
Cinematography
Cinematography
Studio
Country
Language
Alternative Titles
Las arañas, parte 2 (Las arañas 2: El barco de los brillantes), Les Araignées - Le Cargo de diamants, Die Spinnen, 2. Teil - Das Brillantenschiff, I ragni: La nave dei diamanti, Las arañas 2: El barco de los brillantes, 蜘蛛2：钻石船, Hämähäkit 2: Briljanttilaiva
Theatrical
06 Feb 1920
-
Germany
Germany
More
-
Cinematic Time Capsule
1920 Marathon - Film #22
”The Buddha’s-head diamond has yet to be found.”
Indiana Jones and the Spiders of 1920!
It’s adventurer Kay Hoog vs Lio Sha and her gang of evil Spiders in the 2nd chapter of this German mystery-action serial and early directorial effort from Fritz Lang
Originally intended as a 4-part series, only two were ever made. Both have a few solid moments and glimmers of the future Lang, but it's a pretty long watch with a lot of downtime between the action.
BONUS POINTS for the strong female antagonist played by Ressel Orla who despite not being as prominent in this episode, still makes for an interesting nemesis.
The Spiders have kidnapped your daughter!
Cinematic Time Capsule - 1920 Ranked
-
Fritz Lang's The Spiders: The Diamond Ship is far less successful than The Golden Sea, the first installment in the Spiders duology. It lacks the earlier film's kinetic energy and, at nearly 30 minutes longer, struggles to fill its running time in coherent fashion.
Starting shortly after The Golden Sea ends, part two sees our hero Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) — gentleman adventurer, daredevil, and jack of all trades — continue his pursuit of the Diamond Ship mentioned in a document he stole from the notorious Spiders in part one. Alongside the treasure hunt, though, lurks an ever-growing desire for revenge against the group's leader, the fearless and very badass Lio Sha (Ressel Orla) who, among other things, murdered…
-
Now THIS is AMAZING.
Fritz Lang's adventure serial continues where the last film left off, but now the FANTASTIC Karl Freund is serving as cinematographer and the difference couldn't be starker. Playing with light, shadow, and color, this has visual horror tricks that wouldn't be mainstream for YEARS. This is an INCREDIBLE achievement of filmmaking, even alongside the radically innovative German Expressionism films.
Like Part 1, the story is a long, jumbled mess of fun ideas, but the look of the film, especially in the first half, is just phenomenal.
If you're looking for early Fritz Lang, I'd rather redirect you to 1921's Destiny. But, if you're a completionist fan of Expressionism or Karl Freund, this is a decent place to start--and don't worry, you don't need last movie.
German Expressionism #21
-
i love that the spiders, a secret crime empire, leave behind a big plastic spider at the bodies of their victims, so that there can be no doubt as to who would perpetrate such a murder. more villains should have literal calling cards, it's an underrated aspect of villainy. what's the point of being a grand bastard if people don't know who you are or what's your deal in the first place? the lesson is here predicts the modern obsession with one's 'brand': everything is coincidence until a name gets attached to it.
-
One of the most passive watches of a silent film. And then a man with the single fattest ass I've ever seen appeared. Like it was perfectly spherical, like pure actual Orb in his pants. It was Megan Thee Stallion level of fat ass, so fucking perfect and meaty and juicy??? And this was a great fat ass of today in a man from 1920. What the fuck was he eating. What secrets did this man keep and not pass onto his peers?? Genuinely one of the single most insane visuals I've ever seen from an old timeys movie because that ass was genuinely mesmerising. I wanted that man to suffocate me. He wasn't even hot, he was a weird old timeys 1920's old man. But that fella had a dump truck like you wouldn't believe
First Film Watches of 2024
-
The second/concluding episode is quite a bit longer than the first, although there is a considerable portion devoted to an expository flashback. This time, the titular criminal organization is after a "Buddha's head" diamond which will supposedly give them control of Asia (lol). Kay Hoog is on their trail to get revenge for the events of the first episode. There were a lot more shenanigans this time, keeping the pace up. Lots of elements that Lang would reuse in subsequent films that decade. To greater effect, to be sure, but they still kind of worked here. This was exciting stuff, even if the end came a little abruptly. [And now, I think I have just one more Lang silent before I've seen all the extant ones.]
-
I rarely say this about any Lang film, but this was a chore to sit through, and I don't think I'll be checking out the second part. It has a few moments, but nothing compared to his great silent work. It felt completely flat to me, even when it was attempting to be exciting. Hoping that a movie will end soon is never a good sign, and it's not terrible, it's just not much of anything else.
-
The sinister saga of the Spiders continues as the cadre of criminals, having been foiled in their attempt to steal some Incan treasure, sets its sights on the Buddha-head diamond and world conquest. Meanwhile, sportsman/adventurer Kay Hoog follows in their black-clad footsteps by stowing away aboard their ship and donning a black hood and sneaking-around apparel for the trip to England, but one of the legs of their journey, which ranges from an underground city beneath the streets of Chinatown to the Falkland Islands, where a pirate's treasure is hidden.
As with The Golden Sea, it's a lot of fun to watch Lang stretch his cinema legs. The one thing that leaves a bad taste in the mouth is the scene where Hoag scares a black cook who's been directed to overact his alarm, proving some racist caricatures were sadly universal.
-
Part 2 of Fritz Lang's 1919 1st attempt at making a BIG movie. Production- VG, Scale-VG, Adventure-VG, script G- , Characters you could warm up to after 3 and a half hours --F---
-
Almost 40 minutes longer than the first installment, and unfortunately it feels that and more. The most interesting stuff is definitely Kay Hoog slinking about a ship in a villainous black hood, possibly the first in a long line of Lang protagonists who became less than human in their quests for revenge. I also liked his tiny shipping container apartment on the ship, a chilling glimpse into all our micro-living futures.
-
The second of two films in a four film cycle which was never completed, but this has a satisfying conclusion, considering what happens to the villains. Following immediately on from the first half, the story transforms into a revenge thriller with a more complicated plot which has a corresponding intricacy in sets and set design. Basically, it’s a Penny Dreadful come to life.
-
In Part 2, the filmmakers decide that to indulge in more racism and a longer runtime. This kinda of ripping yarn pulp narrative isn’t for me any way, though there’s craft here that evidences a burgeoning cinematic talent. Globe trotting, stereotype laden adventures aren’t my bag and this is a baggy one at that.
It’s all just a lot. One could praise the first for an amount of focus, this feels dragged out. The dialling up of the racism to now include all of Asia, though specifically targeting China and India when it isn’t just lumping the whole continent together, is… a choice. At one point an inter title says the crown of Empire will make all of Asia Bow at somebody’s feet. Later, somebody is accused of betraying Asia by plotting to usurp the imperial crown.
This stuff isn’t for me.
