The Serpent's Egg is a 1977 English and German film directed by Ingmar Bergman, set in 1920s Berlin. The title is taken from a line spoken by Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman   listen? (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA in Unicode notation) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s, and particularly in the United States. ... Berlin ( ♫), IPA: , is the capital of Germany and its largest city; down from 4. ... Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare probably written in 1599. ...

"And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which hatch'd, would, as his kind grow mischievous; And kill him in the shell."

External links

• The Serpent's Egg at the Internet Movie Database