The Serpent (1973)
Le serpent
One of these men is working for the C.I.A.
113 min
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.
- Release date
- April 5, 1973
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, Germany
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Cast
- Yul Brynner as Col. Alexei Vlassov
- Henry Fonda as Allan Davies
- Dirk Bogarde as Philip Boyle
- Virna Lisi as 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 Robert Deval
- Marie Dubois as Suzanne Walter
- 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
- Henri Verneuil · Writer
- Gilles Perrault · Writer
- Pierre Nord · Writer
- Henri Verneuil · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Claude Renoir · Cinematographer
- Pierre Gillette · Editor
- Jacques Saulnier · Production designer