Europa
“World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.”
In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimately finds himself being used by both sides.
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Cast
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Jean-Marc Barr
Leopold Kessler
Known for
The Big Blue
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Barbara Sukowa
Katharina Hartmann
Known for
12 Monkeys
Constellation
Udo Kier
Lawrence Hartmann
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Uncle Kessler
Known for
The Kingdom
Erik Mørk
Pater
Also in
Tjærehandleren
Sorg-agre
Jørgen Reenberg
Max Hartmann
Also in
Fodboldpræsten
I, a Woman
Henning Jensen
Siggy
Known for
The Kingdom
When the Dust Settles
Eddie Constantine
Colonel Harris
Known for
Alphaville
World on a Wire
Max von Sydow
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Benny Poulsen
Steleman
Known for
The Kingdom
Erno Müller
Seifert
Known for
The Brothers Lionheart
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
Inspector
Also in
The Golden Glove
The German Chainsaw Massacre
Lars von Trier Director · Niels Vørsel Screenplay Joachim Holbek Composer
Director Screenplay
Lars von Trier
Screenplay
Niels Vørsel
Composer
Joachim Holbek
Cinematographer
Edward Kłosiński
Cinematographer
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Cinematographer
Henning Bendtsen
Editor
Hervé Schneid
Production designer
Henning Bahs
Production designer
Andrzej Borecki
Costume designer
Manon Rasmussen
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release May 22, 1992 · Produced in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,007,976
Production
Gérard Mital Productions
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
WMG Film
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
UGC
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Eurimages
Production
Nordisk Film
Production
PCC
Production
Denmark · France · Germany · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Latin
Release dates
France · May 12, 1991
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Denmark · August 16, 1991
Theatrical
United States · May 22, 1992
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 27, 1992 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
Belgium
November 27, 1991 · Theatrical
Canada
September 22, 1991 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Czechia
September 1, 1993 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
February 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FIlmX
France
November 13, 1991 · Theatrical
July 12, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
June 27, 1991 · Theatrical
July 21, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
October 6, 1991 · Premiere · Europacinema
October 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 7, 1992 · Theatrical
August 10, 2014 · TV · Nederland 2
Spain
October 11, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 4, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 17, 1992 · Theatrical
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