

The Kingdom
1994-11-24 · 275 min · ★ 7.8
At The Kingdom, Denmark's most technologically advanced hospital, a number of strange and otherworldly events begin occurring, much to the dismay of its doctors and patients. A ghostly ambulance appears and disappears, the voice of a little girl calls to a patient in an elevator shaft, and a doctor's fetus begins growing at an alarming rate.
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Production details
- Directors
- Lars von Trier
- Production companies
- DR, SVT
- Countries
- Denmark, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,500,000
Top Cast
Ernst-Hugo JäregårdStig Helmer
Kirsten RolffesSigrid Drusse
Holger Juul HansenEinar Moesgaard
Søren PilmarkJørgen Krogshøj
Ghita NørbyRigmor Mortensen
Jens OkkingBulder Harly Drusse
Otto BrandenburgHansen
Annevig Schelde EbbeMary Krüger
Baard OwePalle Bondo
Birgitte RaabergJudith Petersen
Peter MygindMorten 'Mogge' Moesgaard
Vita JensenWatcher #1
Morten Rotne LeffersWatcher #2
Solbjørg HøjfeldtCamilla
Udo KierAge Krüger / Lillebror
Paul HüttelSteenbæk
Holger PerfortProfessor Ulrich
Henrik KoefoedLæge ved CTR-skanner
Klaus WegenerSkadestuelæge
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