The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Oct. 28, 1977

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

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Oct. 28, 1977

The Serpent's Egg
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Bavaria Film, Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen, ZDF, Dino De Laurentiis Company
Original title The Serpent's Egg
Directors Wieland Liebske, Ingmar Bergman
Writers Ingmar Bergman

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

Georg Hartmann

as Hollinger

Edith Heerdegen

as Mrs. Holle

Klaus Hoffmann

as Commando Announcer

Grischa Huber

as Stella

Volkert Kraeft

as Commando Leader

Gunther Malzacher

as Husband

Lisi Mangold

as Mikaela

Günter Meisner

as Convict

Kyra Mladeck

as Miss Dorst

Adelheid Picha

as Wife

Hans Quest

as Dr. Silbermann

Charles Regnier

as Arzt

Walter Schmidinger

as Solomon

Fritz Straßner

as Dr. Soltermann

Glynn Turman

as Monroe

Ellen Umlauf

as Hostess

Wolfgang Weiser

as Civil Servant

James Whitmore

as Priester

Ralf Wolter

as Partner of the Master of Ceremonies

Isolde Barth

as Girl in Uniform

Richard Bohne

as Police Officer

Andrea L'Arronge

as Guard Girl

Hildegard Busse

as Prostitute

Harry Kalenberg

as Coroner