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The Serpent's Egg
Summary: Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
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