The Serpent

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.

6.1

113 min

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

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)

Director

Henri Verneuil