Only nominally the second part of a trilogy, which began with "The Element of Crime", 1984, and was concluded with "Europa", 1991, this is Lars von Trier's story of a screenplay-in-the-works that tells about an epidemic that proceeds to turn real. A typical von Trier tongue-in-cheek conceit: Although shot on colour stock, only a rare blink of a red dot brightens the film's somber world of black and white.
| Original title | Epidemic |
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| Danish title | Epidemic |
| Director | Lars von Trier |
| Screenplay | Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel |
| Producer | Jacob Eriksen |
| Director of Photography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Editor | Lars von Trier, Thomas Krag |
| Sound | Peter Englesson, Thomas Krag, Niels Vørsel |
| Composer | Peter Bach, Richard Wagner |
| Production designer | Peter Grant |
| Appearance | Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Claes Kastholm Hansen, Susanne Ottesen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Scala Film |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 35 mm (o, Normal, Black/white, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 11.09.1987 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar Verdenspremiere i Cannes 14.5.1987. |
| Find more |
Troels Degn Johansson: Mise en obscène. "Lars von Trier", red. Troels Degn Johansson m.fl. Sekvens, Filmvidenskabelig årbog 1991, 87-107. Lars Bo Kimergård: Epidemic og virkeligheden. "Lars von Trier", red. Troels Degn Johansson m.fl. Sekvens, Filmvidenskabelig årbog 1991, s. 109-121. Ole Bornedal: Professor von Triers lukkede laboratorium. Levende Billeder 6/1987. Bo Green Jensen: Triers trøffel. Tusind Øjne 101/1987. Lene Nordin: En film er en film er en film - eller er den? Kosmorama 180/1987. |
| Danish rating | Children under 16 not admitted |
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| Production company | Element Film |
| Domestic distribution | Scala Film |
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| Direction | Lars von Trier |
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| Script | Lars von Trier |
| Script | Niels Vørsel |
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| Producer | Jacob Eriksen |
| Production manager | Per Årman |
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| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Camera assistant | Jesper Find |
| Key grip | Leif Barney Fick |
| Key grip | Søren Danielsen |
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| Electrical dept. | Leif Barney Fick |
| Electrical dept. | Søren Danielsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Thomas Gammeltoft |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Lars von Trier |
| Editing | Thomas Krag |
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Music |
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| Music | Peter Bach |
| Music | Richard Wagner |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Peter Grant |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Manon Rasmussen |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Søren Hedegaard |
| Makeup | Bibbi Bergholdt |
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| Sound | Peter Englesson |
| Sound | Thomas Krag |
| Sound | Niels Vørsel |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Søren Gam |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Lars von Trier |
| Appearance | Niels Vørsel |
| Appearance | Claes Kastholm Hansen |
| Appearance | Susanne Ottesen |
| Appearance | Cæcilia Holbek |
| Appearance | Olaf Ussing |
| Appearance | Ole Ernst |
| Appearance | Udo Kier |
| Appearance | Jan Kornum Larsen |
| Appearance | Allan de Waal |
| Appearance | Michael Gelting |
| Appearance | Colin Gilder |
| Appearance | Svend Ali Hamann |
| Appearance | Ib Hansen |
| Appearance | Anja Hemmingsen |
| Appearance | Kirsten Hemmingsen |
| Appearance | Gert Holbek |
| Appearance | Jørgen Christian Krüff |
| Appearance | Gitte Lind |
| Appearance | Leif Magnusson |
| Appearance | Gunner Ottesen |
| Appearance | Lennart Pasborg |
| Appearance | Leif Sabro |
| Appearance | Tony Shine |
| Appearance | Michael Simpson |
| Appearance | Thorkild Tønnesen |
| Appearance | Mik Skov |
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| We all fall down | 1987 | Peter Bach |
| We all fall down | 1987 | Peter Bach |
| Tannhäuser | 1987 | Richard Wagner |
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