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Kultainen käärme

Original title: Le serpent
  • 19731973
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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Kultainen käärme (1973)
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A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.

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  • Director
    • Henri Verneuil
  • Writers
    • Henri Verneuil
    • Gilles Perrault
    • Pierre Nord(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yul Brynner
    • Henry Fonda
    • Dirk Bogarde
  • Director
    • Henri Verneuil
  • Writers
    • Henri Verneuil
    • Gilles Perrault
    • Pierre Nord(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yul Brynner
    • Henry Fonda
    • Dirk Bogarde
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    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Yul Brynner
    Yul Brynner
    • Col. Alexei Vlassov
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Allan Davies
    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Philip Boyle
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Lucien Berthon
    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Tavel
    Virna Lisi
    Virna Lisi
    • Annabel Lee
    Guy Tréjan
    Guy Tréjan
    • Robert Deval
    Elga Andersen
    Elga Andersen
    • Kate Cross
    Marie Dubois
    Marie Dubois
    • Suzanne Walter
    Nathalie Nerval
    • Tatiana Vlassov
    André Falcon
    • French Diplomat
    Robert Party
    • Debecourt
    William Sabatier
    William Sabatier
    • Mercadier - Foreign Affairs official
    Robert Alda
    Robert Alda
    • Polygraph interrogator
    Paola Pitagora
    Paola Pitagora
    • Jeannine Santelli
    Luigi Diberti
    Luigi Diberti
    • Lefèvre
    François Maistre
    François Maistre
    • Inspector Joss - Airport Police
    Thomas Hunter
    Thomas Hunter
    • Director
      • Henri Verneuil
    • Writers
      • Henri Verneuil
      • Gilles Perrault
      • Pierre Nord(novel)
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    • Trivia
      According to "Film Review 1974-1975", this movie was "based on the famous Philby spy case (and was) a parallel to the famous Philby spy case."
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Annabel Lee: If you want to know about men's work, talk to his wife. And if you want to know about his wife, talk to his mistress. But when a man wants to make love, he doesn't talk about missiles. He makes love. And then he snores.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Killer: Episode #1.2 (1983)

    User reviews14

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    7/10
    Pharaoh/King of Siam represented his native country only once
    The convoluted spy movie "Le serpent" ("Night Flight to Moscow" in English) features Yul Brynner as a Soviet colonel who defects to the United States, claiming that he has info about an assassination network. Much of the movie focuses on the intelligence communities in different countries investigating what he said. This probably would have been easier to watch in the cinema, since you need to know when to have subtitles turned on: they suddenly start speaking different languages at random times.

    It's not a great movie, but worth seeing. Just understand that this is a complicated one; no James Bond stuff here. Also starring Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Farley Granger, Philippe Noiret and Virna Lisi.
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    • Jan 13, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1974 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Vakoojien sota
    • Filming locations
      • Königssee, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Les Films de la Boétie
      • Euro International Films
      • Rialto Film
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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