Film

Nest of Vipers

1978 · 1h 45m · Drama · Romance

The story of an obsessed love...and the three destinies shaped by it.

IMDb

6.4

A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.

Ornella Muti

Elena Mazzarini

Senta Berger

Carla Richter

Capucine

Amalia Mazzarini

Christian Borromeo

Renato Richter

Stefano Patrizi

Mattia Morandi

Giuliana Calandra

Teacher

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Mazzarini

Maria Monti

Linda

Eros Pagni

Commissioner Franchetti

Mattia Sbragia

Edoardo Mazzarini

Giancarlo Sbragia

gerarca Maffei

Antonia Cancellieri

Suzanne Creese Bates

Raffaele Di Mario

Giancarlo Marinangeli

Giovanni Caenazzo

• Tonino CerviDirector · Screenplay
• Goffredo PariseScreenplay
• Cesare FrugoniScreenplay
• Roger PeyrefitteNovel
• Piero La MantiaProducer
• Armando NannuzziDirector of Photography
• Vince TemperaOriginal Music Composer
• Nino BaragliEditor

Release date

March 3, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Revenue

$27,182

Genres

Drama, Romance

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