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The Serpent

Original title: Le serpent
  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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The Serpent (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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Henri Verneuil
  • Writers
    • Henri Verneuil
    • Gilles Perrault
    • Pierre Nord(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yul Brynner
    • Henry Fonda
    • Dirk Bogarde
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  • Director
    • Henri Verneuil
  • Writers
    • Henri Verneuil
    • Gilles Perrault
    • Pierre Nord(novel)
  • Stars
    • Yul Brynner
    • Henry Fonda
    • Dirk Bogarde
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    • 13User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Yul Brynner
    Yul Brynner
    • Col. Alexei Vlassovas Col. Alexei Vlassov
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Allan Daviesas Allan Davies
    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Philip Boyleas Philip Boyle
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Lucien Berthonas Lucien Berthon
    Michel Bouquet
    Michel Bouquet
    • Tavelas Tavel
    Virna Lisi
    Virna Lisi
    • Annabel Leeas Annabel Lee
    Guy Tréjan
    Guy Tréjan
    • Robert Devalas Robert Deval
    Elga Andersen
    Elga Andersen
    • Kate Crossas Kate Cross
    Marie Dubois
    Marie Dubois
    • Suzanne Walteras Suzanne Walter
    Nathalie Nerval
    • Tatiana Vlassovas Tatiana Vlassov
    André Falcon
    • French Diplomatas French Diplomat
    Robert Party
    • Debecourtas Debecourt
    William Sabatier
    William Sabatier
    • Mercadier - Foreign Affairs officialas Mercadier - Foreign Affairs official
    Robert Alda
    Robert Alda
    • Polygraph interrogatoras Polygraph interrogator
    Paola Pitagora
    Paola Pitagora
    • Jeannine Santellias Jeannine Santelli
    Luigi Diberti
    Luigi Diberti
    • Lefèvreas Lefèvre
    François Maistre
    François Maistre
    • Inspector Joss - Airport Policeas 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)

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    8/10
    Verneuil's trademark
    This is the perfect example of what Henri Verneuil could make in his second career part, international casts for prestigious movies, very well documented, accurate, complex, sometimes spectacular, ambitious.... In this espionage intrigue, you have plenty of actors from France (Noiret, Bouquet), America ( Fonda, Brynner), UK - Bogarde - and a semi documentary style that we'll see later for MILLE MILLIARDS DE DOLLARS and I COMME ICARE. Verneuil's cinema had nothing to do with the Nouvelle Vague but his strategy was assumed to be highly commercial. He was the most "American" french director. His talent was mostly in the directing than in the topic choices. He was a brilliant technician with no ideology nor message to claim, unlike many other French directors.
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    • Release date
      • November 1973 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Night Flight from Moscow
    • Filming locations
      • Königssee, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Les Films de la Boétie
      • Euro International Films
      • Rialto Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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