Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg follows a week in the life of Abel Rosenberg, an out-of-work American circus acrobat living in poverty-stricken Berlin following Germany's defeat in World War I. When his brother commits suicide, Abel seeks refuge in the apartment of an old acquaintance Professor Veregus. Desperate to make ends meet in the war-ravaged city, Abel takes a job in Veregus' clinic, where he discovers the horrific truth behind the work of the strangely beneficent professor and unlocks the chilling mystery that drove his brother to kill himself.
cast: David Carradine .... Abel Rosenberg /
Liv Ullmann .... Manuela Rosenberg /
Isolde Barth .... Girl in uniform /
Heinz Bennent .... Hans Vergerus /
Toni Berger .... Mr. Rosenberg /
Christian Berkel .... Student /
Richard Bohne .... Police officer /
Paula Braend .... Mrs. Hemse /
Erna Brünell .... Mrs. Rosenberg.
Runtime: 119 minutes
Country: USA / West Germany
Language: English / German
Colour (Eastmancolor)
Also Known As:
Schlangenei, Das (1977) (West Germany)
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