The Serpent's Egg

1977 film by Ingmar Bergman
Movie film Q705893
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The Serpent's Egg

Summary

The Serpent's Egg is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Serpent's Egg's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Serpent's Egg was directed by Ingmar Bergman[4].
  • Ingmar Bergman wrote the screenplay for The Serpent's Egg[5].
  • The Serpent's Egg's composer is recorded as Rolf Alexander Wilhelm[6].
  • The Serpent's Egg's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Serpent's Egg's genre is mystery film[8].
  • The Serpent's Egg's genre is thriller film[9].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Liv Ullmann[10].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Q187038[11].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Gert Fröbe[12].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Heinz Bennent[13].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was James Whitmore[14].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Christian Berkel[15].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Charles Régnier[16].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Hertha von Walther[17].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Ralf Wolter[18].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Glynn Turman[19].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Günter Meisner[20].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Hans Quest[21].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Herbert Fux[22].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Klaus Hoffmann[23].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Walter Schmidinger[24].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Paula Braend[25].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Lisi Mangold[26].
  • A cast member of The Serpent's Egg was Isolde Barth[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Serpent's Egg was produced by Dino De Laurentiis[28]. It was directed by Ingmar Bergman[4]. Ingmar Bergman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Liv Ullmann[10], Q187038[11], Gert Fröbe[12], Heinz Bennent[13], James Whitmore[14], and Christian Berkel[15].

Publication

Publication dates include October 26, 1977[29], October 28, 1977[30], December 7, 1977[31], January 16, 1978[32], January 26, 1978[33], and February 9, 1978[34]. The original language of The Serpent's Egg was German[35]. Genres include drama film[7], mystery film[8], and thriller film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 4.8/10[36] and 20%[37].

Why It Matters

The Serpent's Egg ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1977-10-26T00:00:00Z, +1977-10-28T00:00:00Z, +1977-10-28T00:00:00Z +16
    Screenwriter Ingmar Bergman
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+119'}
    Original language of film or tv show German
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