Europa

Jun 27, 1991

1h 53m

★ 7.3

World War II had finished, but it left indelible marks.

Overview

Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Gérard Mital Productions

Nordisk Film Denmark

WMG Film

Svenska Filminstitutet

UGC

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Cast

Leopold Kessler

Jean-Marc Barr

Katharina Hartmann

Barbara Sukowa

Lawrence Hartmann

Udo Kier

Uncle Kessler

Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Pater

Erik Mørk

Max Hartmann

Jørgen Reenberg

Siggy

Henning Jensen

Colonel Harris

Eddie Constantine

Narrator (voice)

Max von Sydow

Steleman

Benny Poulsen

Seifert

Erno Müller

Inspector

Dietrich Kuhlbrodt

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