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Film / 1994
The Kingdom
Directed by
Lars von Trier
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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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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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
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Morten Rotne LeffersWatcher #2
Solbjørg HøjfeldtCamilla
Udo KierAge Krüger / Lillebror
Paul HüttelSteenbæk
Holger PerfortProfessor Ulrich
Henrik KoefoedLæge ved CTR-skanner
Klaus WegenerSkadestuelæge
Louise FriboSanne
Bente EskesenSygeplejerske på neurokirurgisk
Julie WiethSygeplejeske ved Mona
Annette KetscherSygeplejeske
Birte ToveSygeplejerske på neurokirurgisk
Mette MarckmannUng sygeplejerske
Ole BoisenChristian
Tomas StenderMedicinstuderende
Søren LenanderVagt
Laura ChristensenMona Jensen
Mette Munk PlumMonas mor
Helle VirknerEmma Mogensen
MüslieBongo
Ruth JunkerOpvasker #1 (voice)
Peter GilsfortOpvasker #2 (voice)
Ulrik ColdNarrator (voice)
Søren Elung JensenLæge
Ole Emil RiisagerNarrator (uncredited)
Lars von TrierSelf (uncredited)
Dick KaysøVagtmester
Finn NielsenMadsen
Gunnvør NolsøeSygeplejerske
Solveig SundborgEllen Krüger
Else PetersenPatient på Ellens stue
Claus StrandbergPatient til operation
Tove MaësFru Zakariassen
Kurt RavnZakariasens søn
Svend Ali HamannHypnotisør
Benny HansenChauffør i radioen (voice)
Michael MoritzenØrelæge
Søren Hauch-FausbøllPortør
Thomas Bo LarsenFalken
Søren SteenPortør
Claus NissenJensen
Morten EisnerMekaniker
Henning JensenBob
Benny PoulsenLæge
Lene VasegaardMarys mor
Lise SchrøderSygeplejeske
Gordon KennedyDyrepasser i hospitalslaboratorium
Nis Bank-MikkelsenHospitalpræst
Lars LunøeSundhedsminister
Lea Risum Brøgger
Erik WedersøeAge Krüger (voice)
Ole DupontLæge
Lene VedsegårdGynækolog (uncredited)
Michael Simpson
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