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The Serpent
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The Serpent

2021-01-01 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.4

Drama · Crime

The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.

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Creators
Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
Production companies
Mammoth Screen
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Tahar RahimTahar RahimCharles Sobhraj
Jenna ColemanJenna ColemanMarie-Andrée Leclerc
Billy HowleBilly HowleHerman Knippenberg
Ellie BamberEllie BamberAngela Knippenberg
Mathilde WarnierMathilde WarnierNadine Gires
Grégoire IsvarineGrégoire IsvarineRémi Gires
Tim McInnernyTim McInnernyPaul Siemons

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