# The Serpent's Egg (1977)

> In inflation-ravaged 1923 Berlin, a grieving Jewish circus performer is drawn into a lethal mystery shaped by antisemitic paranoia and social collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31685

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Ingmar Bergman
- Cast: David Carradine, Liv Ullmann, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Bennent, Toni Berger, Christian Berkel, Paula Braend, Erna Brünell
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076686/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: oppressive, paranoid, bleak, arthouse film night, historical cinema evening

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