The Serpent's Egg (1977)
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.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
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David Carradine as Abel Rosenberg |
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Liv Ullmann as Manuela Rosenberg |
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Gert Fröbe as Inspector Bauer |
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Heinz Bennent as Hans Vergerus |
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Toni Berger as Monsieur Rosenberg |
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Christian Berkel as Student |
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Paula Braend as Madame Hemse |
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Erna Brünell as Madame Rosenberg |
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Paul Bürks as Cabaret Comedian |
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Gaby Dohm as Woman with Child |
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Emil Feist as Miser |
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Kai Fischer as Hure |
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Georg Hartmann as Hollinger |
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Edith Heerdegen as Mrs. Holle |
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Klaus Hoffmann as Commando Announcer |
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Grischa Huber as Stella |
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Volkert Kraeft as Commando Leader |
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Gunther Malzacher as Husband |
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Lisi Mangold as Mikaela |
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Günter Meisner as Convict |
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Kyra Mladeck as Miss Dorst |
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Adelheid Picha as Wife |
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Hans Quest as Dr. Silbermann |
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Charles Regnier as Arzt |
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Walter Schmidinger as Solomon |
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Irene Steinbeisser as Bride |
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Fritz Straßner as Dr. Soltermann |
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Glynn Turman as Monroe |
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Ellen Umlauf as Hostess |
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Wolfgang Weiser as Civil Servant |
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James Whitmore as Priester |
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Ralf Wolter as Partner of the Master of Ceremonies |
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Isolde Barth as Girl in Uniform |
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Richard Bohne as Police Officer |
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Andrea L'Arronge as Guard Girl |
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Hildegard Busse as Prostitute |
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Harry Kalenberg as Coroner |
| Writing | Ingmar Bergman | Writer |
| Directing | Ingmar Bergman | Director |
| Production | Irmi Kelpinski | Casting |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jutta Hering | Editor |
| Art | Werner Achmann | Art Direction |
| Art | Friedrich Thaler | Art Direction |
| Art | Herbert Strabel | Art Direction |
| Sound | Karsten Ullrich | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Theo Müller | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Heino Hallhuber | Choreographer |
| Production | Franz Achter | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Dieter Ortmeier | Special Effects |
| Sound | Armin Münch | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Barbara Freude | Props |
| Sound | Karsten Ullrich | Sound |
| Production | Georg Föcking | Production Manager |
| Crew | Karl Baumgartner | Special Effects |
| Production | Rudolf Geiger | Unit Manager |
| Production | Harold Nebenzal | Line Producer |
| Directing | Wieland Liebske | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Flemming | Costume Design |
| Art | Harry Freude | Props |
| Production | Horst Wendlandt | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Petra von Oelffen | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Horst Scheerbarth | Unit Manager |
| Production | Harry Wilbert | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Chloe Amateau | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Alan Blair | Translator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franz Göbel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susi Krause | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raimund Stangl | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Babette Juli | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Designer |
| Sound | Rolf A. Wilhelm | Original Music Composer |