The Serpents Egg (film)
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7/10 Moviepilot 23% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller Music director Rolf Wilhelm Writer Ingmar Bergman | 6.7/10 IMDb 3.1/5 Filmstarts Director Ingmar Bergman Screenplay Ingmar Bergman Duration Language English
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Release date 28 October 1977 (1977-10-28) Cast David Carradine (Abel Rosenberg), Liv Ullmann (Manuela Rosenberg), Heinz Bennent (Hans Vergerus), Gert Fröbe (Inspector Bauer), Isolde Barth (la fille en uniforme), Toni Berger (Monsieur Rosenberg)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Jurassic World , John Wick , Furious 7 , Blackhat , Taken 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After his brother inexplicably commits suicide, unemployed Jewish-American circus performer Abel Rosenberg (David Carradine) is stuck in Berlin with his sister-in-law, Manuela (Liv Ullmann), a cabaret singer. Desperate circumstances lead to the pair taking jobs at a medical facility run by Professor Hans Vergerus (Heinz Bennent), who also offers to give them shelter. However, the clinic turns out be a very sinister place, and soon the lives of Abel and Manuela are in serious jeopardy.
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The Serpents Egg is a 1977 American-West German drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring David Carradine and Liv Ullmann. The story is set in 1920s Berlin and features English and German dialogue. This was Bergmans one and only Hollywood film. The title is taken from a line spoken by Brutus in Shakespeares Julius Caesar: And therefore think him as a serpents egg/Which hatchd, would, as his kind grow mischievous;/And kill him in the shell.
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.
Synopsis
Abel Rosenberg is an American Jew in Berlin after World War I. Poverty and inflation have destroyed the German economy at the time. He lives with his sister-in-law Manuela, a prostitute and cabaret performer. The story takes place in the week following his brothers death. Abel takes a job offered by an acquaintance, Professor Hans Vergerus.
Response
The film was made one year after Ingmar Bergman left Sweden for Germany following a tax evasion charge. The film opened to mostly negative reviews by critics. Many felt David Carradine was terribly miscast and that the movie was not like Bergmans past films.
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