The Serpent's Egg
“The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!”
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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Cast
38 people
David Carradine
Abel Rosenberg
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Big Stan
Fritz Strassner
Doktor Soltermann / Dr. Soltermann
Liv Ullmann
Manuela Rosenberg
Known for
Persona
Cries and Whispers
Gert Fröbe
Inspector Bauer
Known for
Goldfinger
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Heinz Bennent
Hans Vergerus
Known for
Possession
The Last Metro
Toni Berger
Monsieur Rosenberg
Known for
From the Life of the Marionettes
Christian Berkel
Student
Known for
Hijack
The Experiment
Paula Braend
Madame Hemse
Also in
Toni und Veronika
Sünde mit Rabatt
Erna Brünell
Madame Rosenberg
Also in
Schlaraffenland
Paul Bürks
Cabaret Comedian
Also in
Das kleine Gespenst
Der Impresario von Smyrna
Gaby Dohm
Woman with Child
Known for
From the Life of the Marionettes
Emil Feist
Miser
Also in
My Name Is Nobody
The Name of the Rose
Ingmar Bergman Director · Rolf A. Wilhelm Composer Sven Nykvist Cinematographer
United States release January 26, 1978 · Produced in Germany, United States, Italy · Languages English, German
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Rialto Film
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
ZDF
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
De Laurentiis
Production
Rialto Films
Production
Germany · United States · Italy
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · October 28, 1977
Theatrical
United States · January 26, 1978
Theatrical
Finland
October 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 27, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
July 6, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 28, 1977 · Theatrical
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