Festival selection / Film
Europa
- Year
- 1991
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
Synopsis
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.
Festival record
- LFF 23
Where to watch
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Cast
Jean-Marc BarrLeopold Kessler
Barbara SukowaKatharina Hartmann
Udo KierLawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo JäregårdUncle Kessler
Erik MørkPater
Jørgen ReenbergMax Hartmann
Henning JensenSiggy
Eddie ConstantineColonel Harris
Max von SydowNarrator (voice)
Benny PoulsenSteleman
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