The Serpent (1973)
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.
- Released
- 1973-04-07
- Genres
- Thriller
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henri Verneuil, Henri Verneuil, Gilles Perrault
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 51 votes
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