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The Serpent

The Swedish film that created a sensation!

During his military service, a man meets a woman who works in the kitchen at the camp and they start a relationship. When the man is out on combat exercises, he becomes a witness to his Sergeant being paralyzed by a snake.

1h 37m1966TMDb 8.0

Drama

Swedish

Crew and Cast

Hans AbramsonHans AbramsonDirectorChristina SchollinChristina SchollinIréne SandströmHarriet AnderssonHarriet AnderssonWeraHans ErnbackHans ErnbackBill StenbergTor IsedalTor IsedalSgt. BohmanGudrun BrostGudrun BrostMaria SandströmBrita ÖbergBrita ÖbergAgda MorinEddie AxbergEddie AxbergDelivery boyLars PassgårdLars PassgårdGideonBjörn GustafsonBjörn GustafsonMattsson
Tommy NilssonBerndt Claesson
Morgan AnderssonÅke
Lars EdströmPjattenMargareta SjödinMargareta SjödinInga
Signe StadeIng-LisHans BendrikHans BendrikFurir Svensson
Jens Christian HeusingerSoldierPierre LindstedtPierre Lindstedttågkonduktören
Lennart SundbergTrain Conductor

Storyline

During his military service, a man meets a woman who works in the kitchen at the camp and they start a relationship. When the man is out on combat exercises, he becomes a witness to his Sergeant being paralyzed by a snake.

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Info

Original title
Ormen: Berättelsen om Iréne
Status
Released
Released
25 April 1966
Runtime
1h 37m
TMDB score
8.0 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director
Hans Abramson
Writers
Nita Värhammar, Hans Abramson, Stig Dagerman
Studios
SF Studios, Minerva Film AB
Countries
Sweden

Languages

Original
Swedish
Spoken
Swedish