The House of Spider (1983), directed by Alireza Davoudnejad, is a political thriller set against the backdrop of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed U.S. attempt to rescue hostages from Iran in... Read allThe House of Spider (1983), directed by Alireza Davoudnejad, is a political thriller set against the backdrop of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed U.S. attempt to rescue hostages from Iran in 1980. The film focuses on four characters who each symbolize different aspects of a depen... Read allThe House of Spider (1983), directed by Alireza Davoudnejad, is a political thriller set against the backdrop of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed U.S. attempt to rescue hostages from Iran in 1980. The film focuses on four characters who each symbolize different aspects of a dependent society. They hide in a villa in northern Iran, awaiting the outcome of the operation... Read all