The Serpent
Le Serpent
Release: 1973-04-07
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 6.1
Thriller
Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies wants to take the listed agents into custody; meanwhile, those on the list start dying under mysterious circumstances.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Italy
Production Companies
Rialto Film
Les Films La Boétie
Euro International Films
Cast
Yul Brynner
as Col. Alexi Vlassov
Henry Fonda
as Alan Davies
Dirk Bogarde
as Philip Boyle
Virna Lisi
as Mrs. Annabel Lee
Robert Alda
as Polygraph interrogator
Farley Granger
as Computer Programming Director
Philippe Noiret
as Lucien Berthon
Michel Bouquet
as Tavel
Martin Held
as Lepke
Guy Tréjan
as Deval
Marie Dubois
as Suzanne
Elga Andersen
as Kate Cross
André Falcon
as French Diplomat
William Sabatier
as Mercadier
François Maistre
as inspecteur Joss
Paola Pitagora
as Jeannine Santelli
Herbert Fux
as Gardener
Eva Maria Meineke
as Mrs von Strelitz
Luigi Diberti
as Lefèvre
Robert Party
as Debecourt
Nathalie Nerval
as Tatiana Vlassov
Jean Desailly
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Henri Verneuil
Director
Gilles Perrault
Screenplay
Henri Verneuil
Screenplay
Henri Verneuil
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Pierre Gillette
Editor
Jacques Saulnier
Production Design
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Makeup Artist
Nadine Muse
Assistant Editor