Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

U/A 13+ 01/09/2000
  • Drama, Crime
  • 2 hr 20 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $12,500,000
  • Revenue :$40,061,153
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.

Overview

A Czech immigrant in 1960s America escapes into musicals while working long hours in poverty. Struggling with hereditary blindness, she is determined to secure her son’s future and will sacrifice everything to ensure he receives the operation that could spare him from her fate.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $12,500,000
  • Revenue :$40,061,153
In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.

Overview

A Czech immigrant in 1960s America escapes into musicals while working long hours in poverty. Struggling with hereditary blindness, she is determined to secure her son’s future and will sacrifice everything to ensure he receives the operation that could spare him from her fate.
Top Billed Cast
Björk
Björk

Selma Jezkova

Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve

Kathy

David Morse
David Morse

Bill Houston

Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare

Jeff

Joel Grey
Joel Grey

Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour
Cara Seymour

Linda Houston

Jean-Marc Barr
Jean-Marc Barr

Norman

Vincent Paterson
Vincent Paterson

Samuel

Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Brenda

Zeljko Ivanek
Zeljko Ivanek

District Attorney

Udo Kier
Udo Kier

Dr. Porkorny

Jens Albinus
Jens Albinus

Morty

Reathel Bean
Reathel Bean

Judge

Mette Berggreen
Mette Berggreen

Receptionist

Katrine Falkenberg
Katrine Falkenberg

Suzan / Dancer

John Randolph Jones
John Randolph Jones

Detective

John Martinus
John Martinus

Chairman / Dancer

Luke Reilly
Luke Reilly

New Defense Council

Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård

Doctor

Paprika Steen
Paprika Steen

Woman on Night Shift

Al Agami
Al Agami

Dancer

Britt Bendixen
Britt Bendixen

Dancer

Troels Asmussen
Troels Asmussen

Dancer (uncredited)

lines
Crew Members
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Director

Vibeke Windeløv
Vibeke Windeløv

Producer

Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Robby Müller
Robby Müller

Director of Photography

François Gédigier
François Gédigier

Editor

Molly Malene Stensgaard
Molly Malene Stensgaard

Editor

Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman

Casting

Karl Júlíusson
Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Manon Rasmussen
Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

Sjón
Sjón

Lyricist

Björk
Björk

Music Producer

John Nollet
John Nollet

Hairstylist

Vincent Paterson
Vincent Paterson

Choreographer

Malte Forssell
Malte Forssell

Line Producer

Lars Jönsson
Lars Jönsson

Co-Executive Producer

Marianne Slot
Marianne Slot

Co-Executive Producer

Björk
Björk

Original Music Composer

Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Camera Operator

Louize Nissen
Louize Nissen

Assistant Costume Designer

Peter Hjorth
Peter Hjorth

Additional Editing

Yvan Lucas
Yvan Lucas

Color Timer

Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Writer

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Associate Producer

Finn Gjerdrum
Finn Gjerdrum

Associate Producer

Mogens Glad
Mogens Glad

Associate Producer

Tero Kaukomaa
Tero Kaukomaa

Associate Producer

Poul Erik Lindeborg
Poul Erik Lindeborg

Associate Producer

Charlotte Pedersen
Charlotte Pedersen

Production Assistant

Els Vandevorst
Els Vandevorst

Associate Producer

Morten Jacobsen
Morten Jacobsen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anders Barlebo
Anders Barlebo

Unit Manager

Joakim Höglund
Joakim Höglund

Unit Manager

Anders Refn
Anders Refn

First Assistant Director

Anders Refn
Anders Refn

Second Unit Director

Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supervising Sound Editor

Jonas Alexander Arnby
Jonas Alexander Arnby

Assistant Set Propsman

Simone Grau Roney
Simone Grau Roney

Set Propsman

Marcel Zyskind
Marcel Zyskind

Additional Camera

Marcel Zyskind
Marcel Zyskind

Focus Puller

Björk
Björk

Music Arranger

Björk
Björk

Musician

Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier

Lyricist

Linda Daae
Linda Daae

Continuity

Louise Grosell
Louise Grosell

Production Coordinator

Charlotte Pedersen
Charlotte Pedersen

Producer's Assistant

Cecilie Rui
Cecilie Rui

Producer's Assistant

Line Spanning
Line Spanning

Travel Coordinator

Carsten Sparwath
Carsten Sparwath

Production Assistant

Christian Tafdrup
Christian Tafdrup

Production Runner

James Wilson
James Wilson

Production Executive

Pétur Einarsson
Pétur Einarsson

Dialogue Editor

Eric Kress
Eric Kress

Second Unit Director of Photography

Björk
Björk

Songs

Media
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