---
title: 'Europa (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lars von Trier'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/europa-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101829/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Europa (1991)

1991 · 112 min · Drama, War, Thriller · Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden

Part of: Europa trilogy

## Synopsis

Europa is a 1991 historical drama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier. A Danish-led production with co-producers from five other European countries, it is Trier's third theatrical feature film, and the third and final installment in his Europa trilogy, following The Element of Crime (1984) and Epidemic (1987).

## 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:** [Joachim Holbek](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-holbek)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Klosinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-klosinski), [Henning Bendtsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-bendtsen), [Jean-Paul Meurisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-meurisse)
- **Editor:** [Hervé Schneid](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-schneid)

## Cast

- [Baard Owe](https://cinepixo.com/people/baard-owe)
- [Barbara Sukowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-sukowa) as Katharina Hartmann
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow)
- [Else Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/else-petersen)
- [Jesper Birch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesper-birch)
- [János Herskó](https://cinepixo.com/people/janos-hersko)
- [Michael Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-simpson)
- [Dietrich Kuhlbrodt](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-kuhlbrodt)
- [Jean-Marc Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marc-barr) as Leopold Kessler
- [Leif Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leif-magnusson)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Cæcilia Holbek Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-cilia-holbek-trier)
- [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- [Claus Flygare](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-flygare)
- [Eddie Constantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-constantine)

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