The Serpent's Egg (1977)

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Media (4)

Original title The Serpent's Egg
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
  • West Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • German
Swedish release 1977-10-28

Cast

Liv Ullmann
Manuela Rosenberg

David Carradine
Abel Rosenberg

Gert Fröbe
kommissarie Bauer

Heinz Bennent
Hans Vergerus

James Whitmore
prästen

Glynn Turman
Monroe

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Kajsa Hedström
+46 8 665 11 22
kajsa.hedstrom@filminstitutet.se

Links and resources

Watch this film in the Mini Cinema in our Stockholm library

Titles

Original title
  • The Serpent's Egg
Swedish release title
  • Ormens ägg
International title
  • The Serpent's Egg
Co-production title
  • Das Schlangenei (Tyskland)
Distribution title
  • Ormens egg (Norge)
  • El huevo de la serpiente (Spanien)
  • L'oeuf du serpent (Franrike)
  • Jajo węża (Polen)
  • Hadí vejce (Tjeckoslovakien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Script Supervisor
Still Photographer

Cast

Liv Ullmann Manuela Rosenberg
David Carradine Abel Rosenberg
Gert Fröbe kommissarie Bauer
Heinz Bennent Hans Vergerus
James Whitmore prästen
Glynn Turman Monroe
Georg Hartmann Hollinger
Edith Heerdegen Mrs. Holle
Kyra Mladeck Miss Dorst
Fritz Strassner Dr. Soltermann
Hans Quest Dr. Silbermann
Wolfgang Weiser civilbetjänt
Paula Braend Mrs. Hemse
Walter Schmidinger Solomon
Lisi Mangold Mikaela
Grischa Huber Stella
Paul Bürks cabaretkomedianten
Isolde Barth
Rosemarie Heinikel
Andrea L'Arronge
Beverly McNeely flickor i uniform
Toni Berger Mr. Rosenberg
Erna Brunell Mrs. Rosenberg
Hans Eichler Max
Harry Kalenberg rättsläkaren
Gaby Dohm kvinnan med babyn
Christian Berkel studenten
Paul Burian experimentpersonen
Charles Regnier läkaren
Günter Meisner fången
Heide Picha hustrun
Günther Malzacher maken
Hubert Mittendorf tröstaren
Hertha von Walther kvinnan på gatan
Ellen Umlauf värdinnan
Renate Grosser prostituerad
Hildegard Busse prostituerad
Richard Bohne poliskonstapeln
Emil Feist den snikne
Heino Hallhuber "bruden"
Irene Steinbeisser "brudgummen"

Companies

Production Company Rialto Film
Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution AB

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 118413
Date 1977-10-20
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3265 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Dialogue
  • Swedish
  • German


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1977-10-28 Victoria Gothenburg Sweden 119 min
1977-10-28 Camera Malmö Sweden 119 min
1977-10-28 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 119 min
TV showing 1990-06-07 Kanal 5 Sweden 114 min
1996-12-29 Kanal 5 Sweden 114 min
Cinematheque screening 2014-10-03 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2014-10-03
Cinematheque screening 2014-10-11 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2014-10-11
FIAF showing 2018-02-04 British Film Institute London United Kingdom
2018-06-27 Deutsches Filmmuseum Frankfurt Germany
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF 2018-07-12 Babylon Berlin Germany
2018-08-23 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Taipei Taiwan
FIAF showing 2018-09-07 Cinema Orion Helsinki Finland
Cinematheque screening 2018-11-21 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2018-11-21

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3254


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3255


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3255


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3255


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title Das Schlangenei


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Colour prints SET
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Colour
Carrier type DCP
Dialogue
  • Swedish
  • German


Holdings Film

Element type Digital audio
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digital audio
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264


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