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.
Directed byLars von Trier
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Language
- DE
- Released
- June 27, 1991
- Revenue
- $1,007,976
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Jean-Marc Barr
Leopold Kessler
Barbara Sukowa
Katharina Hartmann
Udo Kier
Lawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Uncle Kessler
Erik Mørk
Pater
Jørgen Reenberg
Max Hartmann
Henning Jensen
Siggy
Eddie Constantine
Colonel Harris
Max von Sydow
Narrator (voice)
Benny Poulsen
Steleman
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von TrierNiels Vørsel
- Produced by
- Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Bo Christensen
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