The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

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

1977•2h 0m•6.2/10

MysteryDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(124)

In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism, and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

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Production

ZDF, Bavaria Film, The De Laurentiis Company, Rialto Film

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Cabaret Comedian

Gaby Dohm

Gaby Dohm

Woman with Child

Emil Feist

Emil Feist

Miser

Kai Fischer

Kai Fischer

Hure

Georg Hartmann

Hollinger

Edith Heerdegen

Edith Heerdegen

Mrs. Holle

Klaus Hoffmann

Commando Announcer

Grischa Huber

Grischa Huber

Stella

Volkert Kraeft

Volkert Kraeft

Commando Leader

Gunther Malzacher

Gunther Malzacher

Husband

Lisi Mangold

Mikaela

Günter Meisner

Convict

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