Directed by Morten Arnfred Lars von Trier Written by Niels Vørsel   Lars von Trier   Cast Ernst-Hugo Järegård ... Stig Helmer (as Ernst Hugo Järegård) Kirsten Rolffes ... Sigrid Drusse Holger Juul Hansen ... Einer Moesgaard Søren Pilmark ... Jørgen Krogshøj Ghita Nørby ... Rigmor Mortensen Jens Okking ... Bulder Harly Drusse Birthe Neumann ... Fru Svendsen Otto Brandenburg ... Hansen Erik Wedersøe ... Ole Baard Owe ... Palle Bondo Birgitte Raaberg ... Judith Petersen John Hahn-Petersen ... Nivesen Peter Mygind ... Morten 'Mogge' Moesgaard Vita Jensen ... Opvasker #1 Morten Rotne Leffers ... Opvasker #2 Henning Jensen ... Bob Udo Kier ... Lillebror Søren Elung Jensen ... Læge Paul Hüttel ... Steenbæk Holger Perfort ... Professor Ulrich Timm Mehrens ... Læge Klaus Wegener ... Skadestuelæge Michelle Bjørn-Andersen ... Børnelæge Louise Fribo ... Sanne Julie Wieth ... Sygeplejerske ved Mona Annette Ketscher ... Skadestuesygeplejerske Birte Tove ... Sygeplejerske på neurokirurgisk Lise Schrøder ... Sygeplejerske Ole Boisen ... Christian Tomas Stender ... Medicinstuderende Cecilie Brask ... Kvinde i terapi Michael Simpson ... Dyrepasser i dyrelaboratoriet (as Michael Philip Simpson) Fash Shodeinde ... Philip Marco Kim Jansson ... Betjent Jensen Claus Flygare ... Betjent Nielsen Nis Bank-Mikkelsen ... Hospitalspræst Henrik Fiig ... Trafikoffer Britta Lillesøe ... Dame med brækket ben Claus Nissen ... Jensen Thomas Bo Larsen ... Falken Steen Svare ... Hospitalsansat Birger Jensen ... Rengøringsassistent Peter Hartmann ... Flyttemand Lars Lunøe ... Sundhedsminister Laura Christensen ... Mona Jensen Mette Munk Plum ... Monas mor Jens Jørn Spottag ... Advokat Bisgaard Helle Virkner ... Emma Mortensen Annevig Schelde Ebbe ... Mary Krüger Torben Zeller ... Krematoriearbejder Ruth Junker ... Opvasker #1 (voice) Peter Gilsfort ... Opvasker #2 (voice) Evald Krog ... Lillebror (voice) Ulrik Cold ... Narrator (voice) Ole Dupont ... Skadestuelæge Uncredited Cast Lars von Trier ... Self Produced by Svend Abrahamsen   Bo Lindquist   Vibeke Windeløv   Original Music by Joachim Holbek

Additional Info Premiere: November 08, 1997 DVD Release: January 22, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Koch Lorber Films Websites: Alternate Titles Riget II Production Companies ARTE Coproduction Office Danmarks Radio (DR) Det Danske Filminstitut Film i Väst Ginger Pictures (co-production) Greco La Sept-Arte Liberator Productions MEDIA Programme of the European Union Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) Nordisk Film & TV-Fond Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Sveriges Television (SVT) Sveriges Television (SVT) (Malmö) TV Collaboration Fund Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Zentropa Entertainments Distributors October Films   (1995) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) October Films   (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) Coproduction Office   (1994) (World-wide) (all media) Hallmark Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Koch Lorber Films   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Koch Lorber Films   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,571 / 20,725 Site Ranking