The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg

Movie·1977·2h 0m

The Serpent's Egg

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

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

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.

Producer

Dino De Laurentiis, Horst Wendlandt

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist

Music

Rolf A. Wilhelm

Editor

Jutta Hering

Themes

suicidecircusgermany

Production House

ZDF
Bavaria Film
The De Laurentiis Company
Rialto Film

Audience Score

62%

127 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

Where to watch

Region: AT

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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

// crew

Crew

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Writer, Director

Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis

Producer

Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist

Director of Photography

Jutta Hering

Editor

Horst Wendlandt

Horst Wendlandt

Executive Producer

Rolf A. Wilhelm

Original Music Composer

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