USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack’s point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack’s descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge – a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. A dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and even occasionally humorous tale.
| Original title | The House That Jack Built |
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| Danish title | The House That Jack Built |
| Director | Lars von Trier |
| Screenplay | Lars von Trier |
| Producer | Louise Vesth |
| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard |
| Sound | Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen |
| Production designer | Simone Grau Roney |
| Appearance | Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
| Production country | Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium |
| Danish subtitles | Yes |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Danish theatrical release | 29.11.2018 |
| Comment | World premiered at Cannes 2018. Lars von Trier is renowned for such films as 'Nymphomaniac' (2013), 'Melancholia' (2011), 'Antichrist' (2009) and Palme d’Or winner 'Dancer in the Dark' (2000). |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Zentropa, Zentropa Entertainments31 ApS |
| Co-production | Film i Väst, Copenhagen Film Fund, Zentropa Sweden, Zentropa France, Slot Machine |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Svenska Filminstitutet, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Creative Europe, MEDIA Programme of the European Union |
| In collaboration with | Danmarks Radio, ZDF/ARTE, SVT |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
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| Direction | Lars von Trier |
| Assisting director | Anders Refn |
| Assistant director | Stine Vesterskov |
| 1st assistant director: Sweden | Joakim Höglund |
| 2nd assistant director | Mette Kjærgaard |
| P.A. to von Trier | Heine Kaarsberg |
| Continuity: Sweden | Christina Bredelius |
| Casting coordinator | Fredrik Fornänger |
| Extras coordinator | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
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| Screenplay | Lars von Trier |
| Idea | Jenle Hallund |
| Idea | Lars von Trier |
| Story developer | Jenle Hallund |
| Storyboard | Sune Elskær |
| Research | Lise Penter Madsen |
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| Producer | Louise Vesth |
| Executive producer | Tomas Eskilsson |
| Executive producer | Thomas Gammeltoft |
| Executive producer | Leonid Ogarev |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Executive producer | Charlotte Pedersen |
| Co-producer: Sweden | Madeleine Ekman |
| Co-producer: Sweden | Lizette Jonjic |
| Co-producer: France | Marianne Slot |
| Co-producer: Germany | Bettina Brokemper |
| Co-producer | Tine Grew Pfeiffer |
| Co-producer | Jonas Bagger |
| Line producer: Germany | Sascha Verhey |
| Associate producer | Lasse Mucha Andersen |
| Associate producer | Ida Harder |
| Post-production supervisor | Cecilie Rui |
| Line producer | Maj-Britt Paulmann Dalsgaard |
| Production manager | Søren Frimodt-Møller |
| Production manager: Sweden | Jessica Balac |
| Production coordinator | Cecilie Anna Christiansen |
| Production assistant: Sweden | Victor Kähl |
| Production assistant | Katrine Gro Nielsen |
| Location manager: Sweden | Tommy Malm |
| Location manager | Christoffer Harding |
| Location scout: Sweden | Henrik Ryhlander |
| Location scout | Claus Nielsen |
| Location assistant: Sweden | Moa Malan |
| Location assistant | Niels Okking |
| Coordinator | Liva Prescott |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Camera assistant: Germany | Julia Baumann |
| 2nd assistant camera: Germany | Louis Bürk |
| DIT: Sweden | Ricard Schmidt |
| DIT | Asker Frølund Andersen |
| Key grip: Germany | Maike Maier |
| Best boy grip: Sweden | Martin Hartland |
| Best boy grip | Bo "Bowie" Craner |
| Low loader: Norway | Bo Lundgreen |
| Low loader: Norway | Pål Morten Hverven |
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| Still photographer | Christian Geisnæs |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer: Germany | Klaus Grube Venn |
| Best boy: Germany | Matthias Bäumer |
| Best boy | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Tobias Henriksson |
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Editing |
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| Chief editor | Molly Malene Stensgaard |
| Co-editor | Jacob Secher Schulsinger |
| Assistant editor | Kristian Hansen |
| Technical supervisor | Simon Lytting |
| Avid supervisor | Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Simone Grau Roney |
| Art director | Cecilie Hellner |
| Property master | Jesper Lorents |
| Property master: Sweden | Theresia Caballero Knevel |
| Set dresser | Sidse Færk |
| Set dresser | Casper Nilsson |
| Standby props: Sweden | Ellen Oseng |
| Assistant set dresser: Sweden | Lisa Öman |
| Assistant set dresser: Sweden | Robert Eklund |
| Assistant set dresser | Anne Falkesgaard Hansen |
| Scenic artist | Christine Bechmameil |
| Sculptor | David Drachmann |
| Scenic artist: Sweden | Rikard Grönvall |
| Armourer: Sweden | Anders Lexne |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Manon Rasmussen |
| Wardrobe assistant | Emilie Bøge Dresler |
| Tailor | Grith Deleuran |
| Tailor | Lone Hermann |
| Tailor: Sweden | Frida Fredricson |
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Makeup |
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| Hair and makeup designer | Dennis Knudsen |
| Makeup artist: Germany | Astrid Weber |
| SFX makeup | Love Larson |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen |
| Sound engineer: Germany | Andreas Hildebrandt |
| Boom operator: Germany | Raphael Kempermann |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Hummer Højmark |
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| VFX supervisor | Peter Hjorth |
| VFX producer | Lina Wichmann |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Stig Günther |
| Stunt coordinator (Sweden) | Martin Zetterlund |
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Appearance |
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| Jack | Matt Dillon |
| Verge | Bruno Ganz |
| Lady 1 | Uma Thurman |
| Lady 2 | Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
| Lady 3 | Sofie Gråbøl |
| Simple | Riley Keough |
| Al | Jeremy Davies |
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Reviews and articles
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Varia | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2019-02-01 |
| Varia | Information | Sperling, Anna von | 2018-12-28 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2018-12-26 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah-Iben | 2018-12-21 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2018-12-21 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2018-12-20 |
| Artikel | BT | Nygaard, Kristian | 2018-12-20 |
| Artikel | Weekendavisen | Green Jensen, Bo | 2018-11-30 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Dürr, Morten | 2018-11-30 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah-Iben | 2018-11-29 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sommer Boysen, Katrine | 2018-11-29 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Reinwald, Tobias | 2018-11-25 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2018-11-19 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Bo, Michael | 2018-11-19 |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Thorhauge, Thomas | 2018-11-19 |
| Interview | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2018-11-16 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2018-05-16 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2018-05-16 |
| Artikel | Information | Monggaard, Christian | 2018-05-16 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah Iben | 2018-05-16 |
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