Breaking the Waves (1996)
Overview
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 19.506 |
Directed By
Lars von Trier
Crew
Robby Müller
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Joyce Nettles
Anders Refn
Lars von Trier
John Knight
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Torben Skalleræk
Mogens Craner
Rasmus With
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Peter Schultz
Jonas Alexander Arnby
René Pejl
Julien Naudin
Nini Mandal
Lars Kolding Andersen
Leo Jørgart
Per Streit
Thomas Westi
David Pirie
Poul Erik Andersen
Peter Grant
Hans Møller
Ad Stoop
Per Streit
Søren Simonsen
Jørgen Krogh
Simone Grau Roney
Søren Buus
Rie Hedegaard
Ruth Tarko
Morten Kleener
Joachim Holbek
Joachim Holbek
Lasse Spang Olsen
Patrick Dreyfus
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Søren Johannes Meyer
Jan Harboe
Frank Weinberger
Steen Lyders Hansen
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Anna Anthony
Anthony Dod Mantle
Tom Harboe
Tómas Gislason
Binkie Darling
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Christian Steenstrup
Terry Forrestal
Tom Harboe
Niels Valentin Dal
Anne Campbell
Ulrik Corlin
Fredrik Kihl
Anders Johannes Bukh
Olivier Fontenay
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Janet Riddoch
Ray Williams
Leif Barney Fick
Christopher Porter
Pim Tjujerman
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Jan Harboe
Rolf Konow
Linda Daae
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Ulrik Corlin
Morten Ziersen
Tom Harboe
Steve Holtson
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Marianne Jerris
Mark Warrick
Glenn Weinold
Louise Cross
Hanne Palmquist
Ann Vognsen
Simon Platz
Stephen Burt
Christel Hammer
Henrik Jongdahl
Rasmus Heisterberg
Charlie Lowry Henderson
Charlotte Pedersen
Christine MacLean
Ghita Norrekjær
Casper Holm
Grethe Wejlgaard
John Goodwin
Ricki Rasmussen
Ann Køj
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Charlotte Giannetta
Shirley Clarke
Elspeth MacNaughton
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Vibeke Windeløv
Sanne Gravfort
Dorota Horonska
Marianne Slot
Peter Asmussen
Tove Jystrup
Kristoffer Nyholm
Rob Langestraat
Morten Arnfred
Morten Jacobsen
Karl Júlíusson
Jennifer Jorfaid
Manon Rasmussen
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Anja Dahl
Lene Nielsen
Lars Jönsson
Lars von Trier
Peter van Vogelpoel
Eric Kress
Axel Helgeland
Leif Mohlin
TOP CAST
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
Roef Ragas
Pim
Robert Robertson
Chairman
Phil McCall
Grandfather
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
David Bateson
Young Sailor
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3
Dorte Rømer
Nurse
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1
John Wark
Boy 2
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)
Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
Paramedic (uncredited)
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