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Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996 Drama Romance
Release date : July 5, 1996
Runtime : 2h 38m
Countries of origin : Denmark / France / Netherlands / Norway / Sweden /
Original Language : English /
Director : Lars von Trier /
Writers : David Pirie / Kirsten Bonnén Rask / Tómas Gislason / Lars von Trier / Peter Asmussen /
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 /
Budget : $7,500,000.00
Revenue : $23,000,000.00
July 5, 1996 2h 38m Denmark Drama English More
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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
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Jonathan Hackett
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
Sandra Voe
Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
Roef Ragas
Roef Ragas
Pim
Robert Robertson
Robert Robertson
Chairman
Phil McCall
Phil McCall
Grandfather
Desmond Reilly
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
Sarah Gudgeon
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
Finlay Welsh
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
David Gallacher
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
Ray Jeffries
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
Owen Kavanagh
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse

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  • title：Breaking the Waves
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1996
  • Runtime：2h 38m
  • Genres： Drama · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin： Denmark · France · Netherlands · Norway · Sweden ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Lars von Trier /
  • Writers： David Pirie · Kirsten Bonnén Rask · Tómas Gislason · Lars von Trier · Peter Asmussen ·
  • 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 ·
  • Budget：$7,500,000.00
  • Revenue：$23,000,000.00
  • 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.
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