Movie
The Serpent's Egg
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-10-28
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ZDF, Bavaria Film, The De Laurentiis Company, Rialto Film
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- David Carradine as Abel Rosenberg
- Liv Ullmann as Manuela Rosenberg
- Gert Fröbe as Inspector Bauer
- Heinz Bennent as Hans Vergerus
- Toni Berger as Monsieur Rosenberg
- Christian Berkel as Student
- Paula Braend as Madame Hemse
- Erna Brünell as Madame Rosenberg
- Paul Bürks as Cabaret Comedian
- Gaby Dohm as Woman with Child
- Emil Feist as Miser
- Kai Fischer as Hure
Crew
- Ingmar Bergman - Director
- Ingmar Bergman - Writer
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