In 1945, just after Germany's surrender, Leo, a young American of German descent, wants to be of help in the old Fatherland and signs on as sleeping car conductor with the Zentropa Express company. He soon finds himself turned into a pawn between the power elite and Nazi terrorists gone underground. English dialogue, international cast. Prix Technique and shared Special Jury Prize at Cannes 1991. U.S. release as "Zentropa".
| Original title | Europa |
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| Danish title | Europa |
| Other titles | Danish classics - selection |
| Director | Lars von Trier |
| Screenplay | Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Tómas Gislason, Lars von Trier |
| Producer | Bo Christensen, Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Director of Photography | Henning Bendtsen, Edward Klosinski, Jean-Paul Meurisse |
| Editor | Hervé Schneid |
| Sound | Per Streit, Pierre Excoffier, Thomas Krag, Elzbieta Hetman, Michal Zarebski |
| Composer | Joachim Holbek, Billy Strayhorn, Bernard Herrmann |
| Production designer | Henning Bahs, Anndrzej Borecki |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
| Appearance | Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård |
| Production country | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Pathé-Nordisk |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Scope, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 16.08.1991 |
| Cinemas | Odense, Århus, Aalborg, Imperial |
| TV release | 28.03.1996, TV 2 |
| Find more |
Mikkel Bogh: Det hjemløse blik - Europa som billede. Øjeblikket 4/1991. Carsten Clante: Skøn som en sønderskudt banegård. Levende Billeder 7/1991. Bo Green Jensen: Det europæiske menneske. Øjeblikket 4/1991. Henrik Hannibal: Mesterens modeltog. Levende Billeder 7/1990. Klaus Rifbjerg: Uskyldstabet eller liget i fostervandet. Kosmorama 197/1991. |
| Danish rating | Children under 16 not admitted |
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| Production company | Nordisk Film, Gérard Mital Productions, Telefilm Canada, Obel Film |
| Domestic distribution | Pathé-Nordisk |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lars von Trier |
| Assistant director | Tom Hedegaard |
| Assistant director | Elizabeth Frey Harne |
| Assistant director | Egon Haase |
| Assistant director | Janusz Petelski |
| Assistant director | Elzbieta Sikorska |
| Assistant director | Ali Rizvi |
| Director: 2. unit | Tómas Gislason |
| Continuity | Linda Daae |
| Continuity | Barbara Wysocka |
| Extras coordinator | Annette Grunnet |
| Extras coordinator | Marie Louise Hedegaard |
| Extras coordinator | Marie Louise Hedegaard |
| Extras coordinator | Annette Grunnet |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
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Script |
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| Script | Lars von Trier |
| Script | Niels Vørsel |
| Screenplay | Tómas Gislason |
| Screenplay | Lars von Trier |
| Storyboard | Finn Skovgaard |
| English dialogue | Christine Martin |
| German dialogue | Heike Löfler |
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Production |
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| Executive producer | Gérard Mital |
| Executive producer | Gunnar Obel |
| Executive producer | Patrick Godeau |
| Executive producer | François Duplat |
| Producer | Bo Christensen |
| Producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Production manager | Lene Nielsen |
| Production manager | Wieslawa Borecka |
| Production assistant | Lisbet Matz |
| Production assistant | Isabelle Arcay |
| Production assistant | Monica Steenberg |
| Production assistant | Ewa Borek |
| Production assistant | Jozef Jarosz |
| Production assistant | Boleslaw Borowicz |
| Production assistant | Zdzislaw Sajuk |
| Production assistant | Marek Sienkiewicz |
| Production manager: 2. unit | Thomas Heinesen |
| Production supervisor | Lars Kolvig |
| Production supervisor | Philippe Guez |
| Runner | Julian Jencquel |
| Financing consultant | Erik Crone |
| Financing consultant | Philippe Bober |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Henning Bendtsen |
| Cinematography | Edward Klosinski |
| Cinematography | Jean-Paul Meurisse |
| Camera assistant | Jesper Find |
| Camera assistant | Jean-Yves Poulain |
| Clapper | Bo Bendtsen |
| Key grip | Jakob Bonfils |
| Key grip | Stanislaw Kolenda |
| Best boy grip | Søren Schou |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Rolf Konow |
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| Electrical dept. | Søren Sørensen |
| Electrical dept. | Thomas Neivelt |
| Electrical dept. | Henryk Wingert |
| Electrical dept. | Zbigniew Szczutkowski |
| Electrical dept. | Roman Taborski |
| Electrical dept. | Zenon Urbaniak |
| Electrical dept. | Krzysztof Koperski |
| Electrical dept. | Ireneusz Kisielewicz |
| Electrical dept. | Jacek Szpinko |
| Electrical dept. | Andrzej Gierak |
| Electrical dept. | Miroslaw Raczycki |
| Electrical dept. | Pawel Pasek-Paczkowski |
| Electrical dept. | Marek Modzelewski |
| Electrical dept. | Piotr Kryska |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jan Andersen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Jørgen Johansson |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Hervé Schneid |
| Assistant editor | Urszula Lesiak |
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Music |
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| Music | Joachim Holbek |
| Music | Billy Strayhorn |
| Music | Bernard Herrmann |
| Musical arrangement | Kim Helweg |
| Music coordinator | Kjeld Wennick |
| Music coordinator | Claes Cornelius |
| Music producer | Søren Wolff |
| Conductor | Joachim Holbek |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Henning Bahs |
| Production design | Anndrzej Borecki |
| Set dresser | Peter Grant |
| Set dresser | Emil Kostecki |
| Set dresser | Kazimierz Stys |
| Set dresser | Bogdan Piotrowski |
| Set dresser | Søren Gam |
| Assistant set dresser | Simone Grau Roney |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Manon Rasmussen |
| Costume assistant | Malou Listoft |
| Costume assistant | Ole Kofoed |
| Costume assistant | Malgorzata Zduleczny |
| Costume assistant | Hanna Golebiowska |
| Costume assistant | Anna Rychlik |
| Costume assistant | Helena Tarnacka |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Isabelle De Araujo |
| Makeup | Jolanta Pruszynska |
| Makeup assistant | Joanna Gutowska |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
| Hairdresser | Sanne Gravfort |
| Hairdresser | Dennis Knudsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Per Streit |
| Sound | Pierre Excoffier |
| Sound | Thomas Krag |
| Sound | Elzbieta Hetman |
| Sound | Michal Zarebski |
| Boom operator | Philippe Fabbri |
| Boom operator | John Nielsen |
| Boom operator | John Nielsen |
| Boom operator | Philippe Fabbri |
| Sound assistant | Mads Ljungdahl |
| Sound mixer | Per Meinertsen |
| Dubbing | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Synchronization | Lars Skovgaard |
| Synchronization | Christina Kops |
| Audio sampling | Christian Skeel |
| Foley artist | Carl Aage Hansen |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Hummer Højmark |
| Fire and smoke effects | Zdzislaw Chrzaszcz |
| Hanged 'werewolfs' | Kaj Grönberg |
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Voice |
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| Fortællerstemme | Max von Sydow |
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Visual effects |
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| Optical effects | Jan-Erik Sandberg |
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Choreography |
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| Dance supervisor | Britt Bendixen |
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Appearance |
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| Leo Kessler | Jean-Marc Barr |
| Katharina Hartmann | Barbara Sukowa |
| Larry Hartmann | Udo Kier |
| Leos Onkel | Ernst-Hugo Järegård |
| Oberst Harris | Eddie Constantine |
| Max, Katharinas og Larrys far | Jørgen Reenberg |
| Katolsk præst | Erik Mørk |
| Siggy | Henning Jensen |
| Læge | Leif Magnusson |
| Depotassistent | Vera Gebuhr |
| Gammel assistent | Else Petersen |
| Jernbaneinspektør | Dietrich Kuhlbrodt |
| Fru Ravenstein | Anne Werner Thomsen |
| Hendes mand | Holger Perfort |
| Gammel mand | Ben Zimet |
| Gammel mand | Thadee Lokcinski |
| Mand med papirer | Baard Owe |
| Korthåret jøde | Lars von Trier |
| Tjenestepige hos Hartmann | Cæcilia Holbek |
| Jødisk mand | Janos Hersko |
| Jødisk kone | Talila |
| Far til attentatbørn | Claus Flygare |
| Seifert | Erno Müller |
| Stieleman | Benny Poulsen |
| Mand i morgenkåbe | Hardy Rafn |
| Piccolo | Peter Haugstrup |
| Amerikansk soldat | Michael Simpson |
| Amerikansk soldat | John Ledin |
| Oberst Harris' oppasser | Jesper Birch |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Europa introduction | 1991 | Joachim Holbek |
| Europa | 1991 | Joachim Holbek |
| Kat's theme | 1991 | Joachim Holbek |
| Europa introduction | 1991 | Joachim Holbek |
| Variation on the "Vertigo" theme | 1991 | Bernard Herrmann |
| O Tannenbaum | 1991 | Ubekendt |
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