Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves (1996)

Love is a mighty power.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1996-07-05
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 970 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Zentropa Entertainments
  • Production Country: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
  • Director: Lars von Trier
star 7.5/10
From 970 Ratings
7.8

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Jonathan Hackett

    as Priest
  • Sandra Voe

    as Mother
  • Udo Kier

    as Sadistic Sailor
  • Mikkel Gaup

    as Pits
  • Roef Ragas

    as Pim
  • Robert Robertson

    as Chairman
  • Phil McCall

    as Grandfather
  • Desmond Reilly

    as An Elder
  • Sarah Gudgeon

    as Sybilla
  • Finlay Welsh

    as Coroner
  • David Gallacher

    as Glasgow Doctor
  • Ray Jeffries

    as Man on Bus
  • Owen Kavanagh

    as Man at Lighthouse
  • Bob Docherty

    as Man on Boat
  • David Bateson

    as Young Sailor
  • Callum Cuthbertson

    as Radio Operator
  • Gavin Mitchell

    as Police Officer 1
  • Brian Smith

    as Police Officer 2
  • Iain Agnew

    as Praying Man 1
  • Charles Kearney

    as Praying Man 2
  • Steven Leach

    as Praying Man 3
  • Dorte Rømer

    as Nurse
  • Anthony J. O'Donnell

    as Boy 1
  • John Wark

    as Boy 2
  • Ronnie McKellaig

    as Precentor
  • Peter Bensted

    as Ugly Man (voice)
  • Simon Towler Jorfald

    as Boy in Film (voice)
  • Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

    as Paramedic (uncredited)
Camera Robby Müller Director of Photography
Production Peter Aalbæk Jensen Producer
Production Joyce Nettles Casting
Editing Anders Refn Editor
Directing Lars von Trier Director
Art John Knight Props
Art Morten Constantineanu Bak Graphic Designer
Crew Torben Skalleræk Carpenter
Crew Mogens Craner Carpenter
Art Rasmus With Assistant Property Master
Sound Kristian Eidnes Andersen Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Peter Schultz Sound Effects Editor
Art Jonas Alexander Arnby Assistant Property Master
Art René Pejl Lead Painter
Sound Julien Naudin Foley Artist
Art Nini Mandal Props
Crew Lars Kolding Andersen Special Effects
Art Leo Jørgart Construction Manager
Sound Per Streit Sound Designer
Crew Thomas Westi Carpenter
Writing David Pirie Co-Writer
Crew Poul Erik Andersen Carpenter
Art Peter Grant Property Master
Sound Hans Møller Dialogue Editor
Sound Ad Stoop Boom Operator
Sound Per Streit Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Søren Simonsen Painter
Art Jørgen Krogh Painter
Art Simone Grau Roney Props
Crew Søren Buus Visual Effects Editor
Production Rie Hedegaard Casting
Production Ruth Tarko Additional Casting
Production Morten Kleener Location Manager
Sound Joachim Holbek Music Arranger
Sound Joachim Holbek Orchestrator
Crew Lasse Spang Olsen Stunts
Editing Patrick Dreyfus Color Timer
Writing Kirsten Bonnén Rask Script Consultant
Lighting Søren Johannes Meyer Electrician
Sound Jan Harboe Musician
Crew Frank Weinberger Driver
Crew Steen Lyders Hansen Visual Effects Editor
Art Peter Øvig Knudsen Location Scout
Production Anna Anthony Executive Producer's Assistant
Art Anthony Dod Mantle Location Scout
Sound Tom Harboe Music Arranger
Writing Tómas Gislason Script Consultant
Costume & Make-Up Binkie Darling Costumer
Sound Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen Musician
Sound Christian Steenstrup Musician
Crew Terry Forrestal Stunt Coordinator
Sound Tom Harboe Music Consultant
Crew Niels Valentin Dal Visual Effects Editor
Production Anne Campbell Extras Casting
Sound Ulrik Corlin Music Arranger
Crew Fredrik Kihl Video Assist Operator
Editing Anders Johannes Bukh Assistant Editor
Editing Olivier Fontenay Color Timer
Crew Tine Grew Pfeiffer Post Production Assistant
Production Janet Riddoch Location Manager
Crew Ray Williams Executive Music Producer
Lighting Leif Barney Fick Gaffer
Lighting Christopher Porter Gaffer
Camera Pim Tjujerman Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up Anne-Marie Gudnitz Costume Assistant
Sound Jan Harboe Music Arranger
Camera Rolf Konow Still Photographer
Directing Linda Daae Continuity
Camera Thomas Holm Deleurang Clapper Loader
Sound Ulrik Corlin Musician
Crew Morten Ziersen Video Assist Operator
Sound Tom Harboe Musician
Crew Steve Holtson Video Assist Operator
Camera Per Fredrik Skiöld Assistant Camera
Editing Marianne Jerris Negative Cutter
Sound Mark Warrick Music Producer
Production Glenn Weinold Production Runner
Production Louise Cross Casting Assistant
Crew Hanne Palmquist Public Relations
Production Ann Vognsen Production Accountant
Crew Simon Platz Thanks
Production Stephen Burt Production Runner
Crew Christel Hammer Public Relations
Art Henrik Jongdahl Title Designer
Production Rasmus Heisterberg Production Runner
Crew Charlie Lowry Henderson In Memory Of
Production Charlotte Pedersen Producer's Assistant
Production Christine MacLean Production Consultant
Production Ghita Norrekjær Production Accountant
Production Casper Holm Production Assistant
Crew Grethe Wejlgaard Medical Consultant
Production John Goodwin Production Runner
Production Ricki Rasmussen Production Runner
Production Ann Køj Production Accountant
Production Tine Grew Pfeiffer Production Assistant
Crew Charlotte Giannetta Catering
Crew Shirley Clarke Thanks
Crew Elspeth MacNaughton Dialogue Coach
Production Nanna Mailand-Mercado Production Assistant
Production Vibeke Windeløv Producer
Costume & Make-Up Sanne Gravfort Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Dorota Horonska Assistant Makeup Artist
Production Marianne Slot Co-Producer
Writing Peter Asmussen Co-Writer
Crew Tove Jystrup Post Production Supervisor
Directing Kristoffer Nyholm Second Unit Director
Production Rob Langestraat Co-Producer
Directing Morten Arnfred First Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Morten Jacobsen Special Effects Makeup Artist
Art Karl Júlíusson Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Jennifer Jorfaid Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Manon Rasmussen Costume Design
Camera Jean-Paul Meurisse Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Anja Dahl Makeup Artist
Production Lene Nielsen Unit Production Manager
Production Lars Jönsson Executive Producer
Writing Lars von Trier Writer
Production Peter van Vogelpoel Co-Producer
Camera Eric Kress Second Unit Director of Photography
Production Axel Helgeland Co-Producer
Production Leif Mohlin Production Manager

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