Europa

Europa (1991)

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.

Date of release
1991-06-27
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (376)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Lars von Trier

Casting

  • 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
  • Erno Müller — Seifert
  • Dietrich Kuhlbrodt — Inspector

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