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The Serpent's Egg

1978·1h 59m·R
DramaMysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 6.6/10
6,867 votes

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.

The Serpent's Egg is a 1978 drama mystery movie directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring David Carradine, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Bennent. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 6,867 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
Ingmar Bergman
Stars
David Carradine
Gert Fröbe
Heinz Bennent
Liv Ullmann
Creators
Ingmar Bergman
Details
1978-02-15
119 min
Movie
R
★ West Germany, United States
★ English, German
Keywords
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