The Kingdom

1994 · directed by Lars von Trier

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

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.

The Kingdom (1994), directed by Lars von Trier, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ernst-Hugo Järegård
• Kirsten Rolffes
• Holger Juul Hansen
• Søren Pilmark
• Ghita Nørby
• Jens Okking
• Otto Brandenburg
• Annevig Schelde Ebbe
• Baard Owe
• Birgitte Raaberg

Crew

• Eric Kress — Director of Photography
• Jacob Thuesen — Editor
• Molly Malene Stensgaard — Editor
• Joachim Holbek — Original Music Composer
• Lars von Trier — Screenplay
• Niels Vørsel — Screenplay

More from Lars von Trier

1. Breaking the Waves (1996) — 79/100
2. The Kingdom II (1998) — 79/100
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. Dancer in the Dark (2000) — 78/100
5. The Five Obstructions (2003) — 76/100
6. Medea (1989) — 75/100

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