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
Cast
Emily Watson
as Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
as Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
as Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
as Terry
Adrian Rawlins
as Dr. Richardson
Sandra Voe
as Mother
Udo Kier
as Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
as Pits
Roef Ragas
as Pim
Finlay Welsh
as Coroner
David Bateson
as Young Sailor
Gavin Mitchell
as Police Officer 1
Dorte Rømer
as Nurse
Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
as Paramedic (uncredited)
Crew
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Anders Refn
Editor
Lars von Trier
Director
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger
Joachim Holbek
Orchestrator
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Post Production Assistant
Linda Daae
Continuity
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Production Assistant
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Lars von Trier
Writer
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager