Summary
A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of conspiracies and Nazi sympathisers.
Cast
Jean-Marc Barr
Leopold Kessler
Barbara Sukowa
Katharina Hartmann
Udo Kier
Lawrence Hartmann
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Uncle Kessler
Erik Mørk
Pater
Jørgen Reenberg
Max Hartmann
Henning Jensen
Siggy
Eddie Constantine
Colonel Harris
Max von Sydow
Narrator (voice)
Benny Poulsen
Steleman
Erno Müller
Seifert
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
Inspector
Holger Perfort
Mr. Ravenstein
Anne Werner Thomsen
Mrs. Ravenstein
Hardy Rafn
Man in Housecoat
Cæcilia Holbek Trier
Maid
János Herskó
Jewish Man
Talila
Jewish Wife
Claus Flygare
Father
Jon Ledin
American Soldier
Baard Owe
Man with Papers
Leif Magnusson
Doctor Magnus
Lars von Trier
Jew
Vera Gebuhr
Depot Assistant
Else Petersen
Old Female Assistant
Ben Zimet
Old Man #1
Tadek Lokcinski
Old Man #2
Peter Haugstrup
Piccolo
Michael Simpson
Robins
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Lars von Trier
Screenplay
Niels Vørsel
Reviews
CharlesTatum
June 9, 2023
8
Goodtropa. One thing you can say about this film is you have never seen anything like it before. Most chilling is the soundtrack, although von Trier does over-direct once in a while. I did appreciate this more than his "Breaking the Waves."
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
German
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$1,007,976.00
Keywords
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