The Serpent (2006 film)

The Serpent (French title: Le Serpent) is a 2006 French thriller film written and directed by Éric Barbier and based on the 1971 novel Plender by Ted Lewis.

Plot

A father on the verge of divorce sees his life fall apart after a former classmate brings murder, kidnapping and blackmail into his life. His only chance to escape is by entering the former classmate's world.

Cast

Yvan Attal as Vincent Mandel

Clovis Cornillac as Joseph Plender

Minna Haapkylä as Hélène

Pierre Richard as Cendras

Simon Abkarian as Sam

Olga Kurylenko as Sofia

Veronika Varga as Catherine

Jean-Claude Bouillon as Max

Pierre Marzin as Carbona

Gerald Laroche as Becker

Abdelhafid Metalsi as Police Officer at the cemetery

Manon Tournier as Julietter

See also

List of French films

Cinema of France

External links

References

2006 thriller films

2006 films

French thriller films

2000s French-language films

Films based on British novels

Films directed by Éric Barbier

2000s French films

Films produced by Olivier Delbosc

Films produced by Marc Missonnier