Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
Release: 1996-07-05
·Runtime: 159m
·★ 7.5
Drama
Romance
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Production Countries
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Production Companies
Zentropa Entertainments
Liberator Productions
Trust Film Svenska
Argus Film Produktie
Northern Lights
SVT Drama
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
La Sept Cinéma
VPRO
Media Investment Club
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Dorte Rømer
as Nurse
Stellan Skarsgård
as Jan Nyman
Finlay Welsh
as Coroner
Gavin Mitchell
as Police Officer 1
Roef Ragas
as Pim
David Bateson
as Young Sailor
Jean-Marc Barr
as Terry
Sandra Voe
as Mother
Udo Kier
as Sadistic Sailor
Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
as Paramedic (uncredited)
Emily Watson
as Bess McNeill
Mikkel Gaup
as Pits
Adrian Rawlins
as Dr. Richardson
Katrin Cartlidge
as Dodo McNeill
Crew
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Linda Daae
Continuity
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Lars von Trier
Director, Writer
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger, Orchestrator
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Post Production Assistant, Production Assistant
Anders Refn
Editor
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer