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Breaking the Waves: Full Cast & Crew 1996 Drama
In a small and religious coastal town, a simple, devoutly religious Scottish woman, Bess McNeill (Emily Watson), finds a partner in an oil rig worker from Norway, Jan Nyman (Stellan Skarsgard). However, the relationship grows strained when Nyman breaks his neck in a horrific work accident on the rig and becomes paralyzed. Unable to perform sexually and suffering mentally from the accident as well, Jan convinces Bess to have sex with other men, which she comes to believe is God's work. R Released: Oct 4, 1996 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Lars von Trier Director, Writer Emily Watson Bess McNeill Actor Stellan Skarsgård Jan Nyman Actor Katrin Cartlidge Dodo McNeill Actor Jean-Marc Barr Terry Actor Adrian Rawlins Dr. Richardson Actor Sandra Voe Mother Actor Udo Kier Sadistic Sailor Actor Mikkel Gaup Pits Actor Roef Ragas Pim Actor Phil McCall Grandfather Actor Peter Asmussen Writer David Pirie Writer Lars Jönsson Executive Producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen Producer Robby Müller Cinematographer Anders Refn Film Editing Joyce Nettles Casting Job Gosschalk Casting Karl Juliusson Art Director Manon Rasmussen Costume Design Vibeke Windeløv Producer