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 | 12.852 |
Directed By
Lars von Trier
Crew
Anders Refn
Joyce Nettles
Lars von Trier
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Robby Müller
Leo Jørgart
David Pirie
Per Streit
Julien Naudin
Søren Buus
Mogens Craner
Rasmus With
Ad Stoop
Per Streit
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Simone Grau Roney
Thomas Westi
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Peter Schultz
Poul Erik Andersen
Peter Grant
Jørgen Krogh
Hans Møller
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Ulrik Corlin
John Knight
Nini Mandal
Lars Kolding Andersen
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Søren Simonsen
René Pejl
Torben Skalleræk
Janet Riddoch
Joachim Holbek
Anna Anthony
Anne Campbell
Anders Johannes Bukh
Olivier Fontenay
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Tom Harboe
Tómas Gislason
Binkie Darling
Jan Harboe
Christian Steenstrup
Steve Holtson
Pim Tjujerman
Patrick Dreyfus
Marianne Jerris
Niels Valentin Dal
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Anthony Dod Mantle
Ray Williams
Morten Ziersen
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Ulrik Corlin
Mark Warrick
Christopher Porter
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Joachim Holbek
Leif Barney Fick
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Søren Johannes Meyer
Rolf Konow
Terry Forrestal
Lasse Spang Olsen
Fredrik Kihl
Ruth Tarko
Tom Harboe
Frank Weinberger
Steen Lyders Hansen
Rie Hedegaard
Morten Kleener
Tom Harboe
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Jan Harboe
Linda Daae
Elspeth MacNaughton
Christel Hammer
Glenn Weinold
Hanne Palmquist
Shirley Clarke
John Goodwin
Christine MacLean
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Charlotte Giannetta
Charlie Lowry Henderson
Rasmus Heisterberg
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Grethe Wejlgaard
Ann Køj
Simon Platz
Casper Holm
Charlotte Pedersen
Ricki Rasmussen
Ghita Norrekjær
Stephen Burt
Henrik Jongdahl
Ann Vognsen
Louise Cross
Karl Júlíusson
Lars von Trier
Marianne Slot
Peter Asmussen
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Anja Dahl
Tove Jystrup
Leif Mohlin
Vibeke Windeløv
Sanne Gravfort
Morten Arnfred
Kristoffer Nyholm
Peter van Vogelpoel
Axel Helgeland
Lars Jönsson
Jennifer Jorfaid
Eric Kress
Manon Rasmussen
Morten Jacobsen
Rob Langestraat
Dorota Horonska
Lene Nielsen
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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