The Serpent

6.1
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Run time: 113 min
  • Premiere: 1973. April 7.

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.

Discover

Yul Brynner

Col. Alexi Vlassov

Henry Fonda

Alan Davies

Dirk Bogarde

Philip Boyle

Virna Lisi

Mrs. Annabel Lee

Robert Alda

Polygraph interrogator

Farley Granger

Computer Programming Director

Philippe Noiret

Lucien Berthon

Marie Dubois

Suzanne

Elga Andersen

Kate Cross

André Falcon

French Diplomat

François Maistre

inspecteur Joss

Paola Pitagora

Jeannine Santelli

Herbert Fux

Gardener

Eva Maria Meineke

Mrs von Strelitz

Luigi Diberti

Lefèvre

Robert Party

Debecourt

Nathalie Nerval

Tatiana Vlassov

Jean Desailly

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Art

Jacques Saulnier

Production Design

Camera

Claude Renoir

Director of Photography

Charles-Henri Montel

Camera Operator

Vincent Rossell

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Marie-Madeleine Paris

Makeup Artist

Jean-Pierre Eychenne

Makeup Artist

Hélène Nourry

Costume Design

Directing

Henri Verneuil

Director

Lucile Costa

Script Supervisor

Marc Grunebaum

First Assistant Director

Editing

Catherine Ganz

Assistant Editor

Nadine Muse

Assistant Editor

Production

Jean Drouin

Unit Production Manager

Jean-Pierre Nossereau

Location Manager

Henri Verneuil

Producer

Jacques Juranville

Production Manager

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Writing

Henri Verneuil

Screenplay

Gilles Perrault

Screenplay

Art

Jacques Saulnier

Production Design

Camera

Claude Renoir

Director of Photography

Charles-Henri Montel

Camera Operator

Vincent Rossell

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Marie-Madeleine Paris

Makeup Artist

Jean-Pierre Eychenne

Makeup Artist

Hélène Nourry

Costume Design

Directing

Henri Verneuil

Director

Lucile Costa

Script Supervisor

Marc Grunebaum

First Assistant Director

Editing

Catherine Ganz

Assistant Editor

Nadine Muse

Assistant Editor

Production

Jean Drouin

Unit Production Manager

Jean-Pierre Nossereau

Location Manager

Henri Verneuil

Producer

Jacques Juranville

Production Manager

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Writing

Henri Verneuil

Screenplay

Gilles Perrault

Screenplay