---
title: 'Nest of Vipers (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tonino Cervi'
released: '1978-03-03'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nest-of-vipers-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076628/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nest of Vipers (1978)

1978 · 105 min · Drama, Romance · Italy

Original title: Ritratto di borghesia in nero

## Synopsis

Nest of Vipers is a 1978 Italian drama film directed by Tonino Cervi. Based on the 1949 short story La maîtresse de piano by Roger Peyrefitte and set in Venice under fascism, its themes include illicit sex, betrayal, revenge, blackmail, perjury, police corruption and murder.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi)
- **Screenplay:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi), [Goffredo Parise](https://cinepixo.com/people/goffredo-parise)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vince Tempera](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-tempera)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Capucine](https://cinepixo.com/people/capucine)
- [Senta Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/senta-berger)
- [Stefano Patrizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-patrizi)
- [Mattia Sbragia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mattia-sbragia)
- [Paolo Bonacelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-bonacelli)
- [Ornella Muti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ornella-muti)
- [Giancarlo Sbragia](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-sbragia)
- [Eros Pagni](https://cinepixo.com/people/eros-pagni)
- [Maria Monti](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-monti)
- [Giuliana Calandra](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliana-calandra)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/nest-of-vipers-1978
Film facts: Wikidata (Q129437); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.