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The Serpent 1973 Directed by Henri Verneuil Le Serpent

One of these men is working for the C.I.A.

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.

Country France
Production Countries France , Germany , Italy
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French , German
Release Date 7 April 1973
113 mins
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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)
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