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Epidemic

  • 19871987
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
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6.0/10
5.6K
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Epidemic (1987)
DramaHorror
A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Lars von Trier
    • Lars von Trier(screenplay)
    • Niels Vørsel(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Allan De Waal
    • Ole Ernst
    • Michael Gelting
    • Lars von Trier
    • Lars von Trier(screenplay)
    • Niels Vørsel(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Allan De Waal
    • Ole Ernst
    • Michael Gelting
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    • 27User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    Allan De Waal
    Ole Ernst
    Michael Gelting
    Colin Gilder
    Svend Ali Hamann
    • Self
    Claes Kastholm Hansen
    • Self
    Ib Hansen
    Anja Hemmingsen
    Kirsten Hemmingsen
    Cæcilia Holbek Trier
      Gert Holbek
      Udo Kier
      Udo Kier
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      Joergen Christian Krueff
        Jan Kornum Larsen
        Gitte Lind
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        Leif Magnusson
        Gunner Ottesen
        Susanne Ottesen
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          • Lars von Trier
          • Lars von Trier(screenplay)
          • Niels Vørsel(screenplay)
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        • Trivia
          The story Udo Kier's character Udo tells Lars and Niels, is actually the real story of Udo Kier's birth.
        • Quotes

          Cabbie: What the hell. All a nigger needs are loose shoes, tight pussies, and a warm place to shit.

        • Crazy credits
          The film's title appears in red letters in the upper left corner of the screen for the entire length of the film.
        • Connections
          Featured in The Making of 'Europa' (1991)
        • Soundtracks
          Tannhäuser (The Overture)
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        User reviews27

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        9/10
        A funny style exercise
        The idea of the film is great. Mixing the creation of a movie and his viewing. It's done in a very ambitious way, incredibly sophisticated and elegant when we know the budget who was assigned to the movie.

        A lot of scenes are incredible, specially the one who shows the contamination of the priest, adding a reflection on the condition of the black man. Obviously the last scene is one of the most incredible things I've seen on a screen, but we can doubt the mental health of Von Trier and his crew. However maybe it's the reason he's so good...

        I didn't like a few things. I think there is too much time about the creation of the movie, a few ridiculous and unappropriated moments as the story of the American letters of Niels
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        • ludovic391
        • Feb 10, 2006

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        • Release date
          • September 11, 1987 (Denmark)
          • Denmark
          • Danish
          • English
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        • Filming locations
          • Copenhagen, Denmark
        • Production companies
          • Elementfilm A/S
          • Det Danske Filminstitut
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        Technical specs

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        • 1 hour 46 minutes
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          • Black and White
          • Mono

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