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The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!

Genres

MysteryDramaThriller

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Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

28 October 1977

Country

Germany

Cast

David Carradine

David Carradine

Abel Rosenberg

Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Manuela Rosenberg

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Inspector Bauer

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Hans Vergerus

Toni Berger

Toni Berger

Monsieur Rosenberg

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Student

Paula Braend

Paula Braend

Madame Hemse

Erna Brünell

Erna Brünell

Madame Rosenberg

Paul Bürks

Paul Bürks

Cabaret Comedian

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Woman with Child

Emil Feist

Emil Feist

Miser

Kai Fischer

Kai Fischer

Hure

Georg Hartmann

Georg Hartmann

Hollinger

Edith Heerdegen

Edith Heerdegen

Mrs. Holle

Klaus Hoffmann

Klaus Hoffmann

Commando Announcer

Grischa Huber

Grischa Huber

Stella

Volkert Kraeft

Volkert Kraeft

Commando Leader

Gunther Malzacher

Gunther Malzacher

Husband

Lisi Mangold

Lisi Mangold

Mikaela

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Convict

Kyra Mladeck

Kyra Mladeck

Miss Dorst

Adelheid Picha

Adelheid Picha

Wife

Hans Quest

Hans Quest

Dr. Silbermann

Charles Regnier

Charles Regnier

Arzt

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Solomon

Irene Steinbeisser

Irene Steinbeisser

Bride

Fritz Straßner

Fritz Straßner

Dr. Soltermann

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Monroe

Ellen Umlauf

Ellen Umlauf

Hostess

Wolfgang Weiser

Wolfgang Weiser

Civil Servant

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Priester

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Partner of the Master of Ceremonies

Isolde Barth

Isolde Barth

Girl in Uniform

Richard Bohne

Richard Bohne

Police Officer

Andrea L'Arronge

Andrea L'Arronge

Guard Girl

Hildegard Busse

Hildegard Busse

Prostitute

Harry Kalenberg

Harry Kalenberg

Coroner

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