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The Serpent's Egg
“The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!”
6.2 / 10• 1977• 2h 0m•R• English
MysteryDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
David Carradine
Abel Rosenberg
Lead
Liv Ullmann
Manuela Rosenberg
Gert Fröbe
Inspector Bauer
Heinz Bennent
Hans Vergerus
Toni Berger
Monsieur Rosenberg
Christian Berkel
Student
Paula Braend
Madame Hemse
Erna Brünell
Madame Rosenberg
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ingmar Bergman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Serpent's Egg is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
