Breaking the Waves
July 5, 1996
Overview
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Cast and crew
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Lars von Trier
Director
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
JH
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
Roef Ragas
Pim
RR
Robert Robertson
Chairman
PM
Phil McCall
Grandfather
DR
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
SG
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
DG
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
RJ
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
OK
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
BD
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
David Bateson
Young Sailor
CC
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
BS
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
IA
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
CK
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
SL
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3
Dorte Rømer
Nurse
AJO
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1
JW
John Wark
Boy 2
RM
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
PB
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
STJ
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)
Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
Paramedic (uncredited)