The Serpent's Egg

Oct 28, 1977

2h 0m

★ 6.3

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

ZDF

Bavaria Film

The De Laurentiis Company

Paramount Pictures

Rialto Film

The Serpent's Egg Trailers

Cast

Abel Rosenberg

David Carradine

Manuela Rosenberg

Liv Ullmann

Inspector Bauer

Gert Fröbe

Hans Vergerus

Heinz Bennent

Monsieur Rosenberg

Toni Berger

Student

Christian Berkel

Madame Hemse

Paula Braend

Madame Rosenberg

Erna Brünell

Cabaret Comedian

Paul Bürks

Woman with Child

Gaby Dohm

Miser

Emil Feist

Hure

Kai Fischer

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