---
title: 'Epidemic (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lars von Trier'
released: '1987-09-11'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/epidemic-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092972/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Epidemic (1987)

1987 · 106 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller · Denmark

Part of: Europa trilogy

## Synopsis

Epidemic is a 1987 Danish comedy-horror film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier, the second installment of Trier's Europa trilogy, following The Element of Crime (1984) and succeeded by Europa (1991).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- **Screenplay:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier), [Niels Vørsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/niels-v-rsel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Bach](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bach)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henning Bendtsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-bendtsen)
- **Editor:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier), [Thomas Kragh](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-kragh)

## Cast

- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Ali Hamann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-hamann)
- [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- [Ib Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ib-hansen)
- [Michael Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-simpson)
- [Niels Vørsel](https://cinepixo.com/people/niels-v-rsel)
- [Cæcilia Holbek Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-cilia-holbek-trier)
- [Leif Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leif-magnusson)
- [Claes Kastholm Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/claes-kastholm-hansen)
- [Lennart Pasborg](https://cinepixo.com/people/lennart-pasborg)
- [Olaf Ussing](https://cinepixo.com/people/olaf-ussing)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/epidemic-1987
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