Film record

Breaking the Waves

1996Feature film152 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
France · Norway · Netherlands · Sweden · Denmark · Iceland
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · romance film · art film

Credits

Direction

Lars von Trier — Directing

Cast

Emily Watson — Acting (Bess)
Stellan Skarsgård — Acting (Jan)
Katrin Cartlidge — Acting (Dodo)
Jean-Marc Barr — Acting (Terry)
Adrian Rawlins — Acting (Dr. Richardson)
Udo Kier — Acting (the man on the trawler)
Roef Ragas — Acting
Sandra Voe — Acting
Gavin Mitchell — Acting
Mikkel Gaup — Acting
Phil McCall — Acting
Robert Robertson — Acting
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Callum Cuthbertson — Acting
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Jonathan Hackett — Acting (the minister)

Writing

Lars von Trier — Screenwriting
Peter Asmussen — Screenwriting

Production

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Vibeke Windeløv — Production

Cinematography

Robby Müller — Cinematography

Editing

Anders Refn — Editing

Art department

Karl Júlíusson — Production design
Documented participation

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Production

Zentropa

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

Denmark · Original release
18 May 1996Checked 20 Sep 2026
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