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The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
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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.
Rated R | Length 120 minutes
Actors
David Carradine | Liv Ullmann | Gert Fröbe | Heinz Bennent | Toni Berger | Christian Berkel | Paula Braend | Erna Brünell | Paul Bürks | Gaby Dohm | Emil Feist | Kai Fischer | Georg Hartmann | Edith Heerdegen | Klaus Hoffmann | Grischa Huber | Volkert Kraeft | Gunther Malzacher | Lisi Mangold | Günter Meisner | Kyra Mladeck | Adelheid Picha | Hans Quest | Charles Regnier | Walter Schmidinger | Irene Steinbeisser | Fritz Strassner | Glynn Turman | Ellen Umlauf | Wolfgang Weiser | James Whitmore | Ralf Wolter | Isolde Barth | Richard Bohne | Andrea L'Arronge | Hildegard Busse | Harry Kalenberg
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/2025 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Bergman just seems out of his element here: an English language film with a big budget and an American star, set in 1920’s Berlin. And the ending is really weird. Carradine’s performance is awkward. Thank goodness for Liv Ullman, who doesn’t have much of a role, but is good as always.
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