The Kingdom (1994)

4h 33m
Running Time

November 24, 1994
Release Date

The Kingdom (1994)

4h 33m
Running Time

November 24, 1994
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
Danmarks Radio (DR)
ARTE
Coproduction Office
Det Danske Filminstitut
Film i Väst
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
NRK
RAI
SVT
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Plot.

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", a number of characters, staff and patients alike, encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural.

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Cast & Crew.

Bjarne Nilsson

Bjarne Nilsson

Costume Design

Søren Buus

Søren Buus

Visual Effects

Bo Lindquist

Bo Lindquist

Production Manager

Philippe Bober

Philippe Bober

Associate Producer

Kim Olsson

Kim Olsson

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Peter Christian Hansen

Peter Christian Hansen

Sound

Per Streit

Per Streit

Sound Editor

Morten Arnfred

Morten Arnfred

Director

Joachim Holbek

Joachim Holbek

Original Music Composer

Niels Skovgaard

Niels Skovgaard

Special Effects

Deni Jordan

Deni Jordan

Stunts

Henrik Harpelund

Henrik Harpelund

Steadicam Operator

Sophie Ljungblom

Sophie Ljungblom

Assistant Editor

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Creative Consultant

Niels Fly

Niels Fly

Special Effects

Erik Thal-Jantzen

Erik Thal-Jantzen

Assistant Camera

Jan Iversen

Jan Iversen

Property Master

Leif Petersen

Leif Petersen

Grip

Benny Jensen

Benny Jensen

Boom Operator

Kaj Larsen

Kaj Larsen

Gaffer

Charlotte Pedersen

Charlotte Pedersen

Production Secretary

Gadou Naudin

Gadou Naudin

Foley Artist

Ole Pedersen

Ole Pedersen

Assistant Camera

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Executive Producer

Torben Bækmark Pedersen

Torben Bækmark Pedersen

Property Master

Søren Schwartzberg

Søren Schwartzberg

Props / Assistant Property Master

Bo Ehrhardt

Bo Ehrhardt

Post-Production Manager / Assistant Production Manager

Katrine Bonfils

Katrine Bonfils

Props / Assistant Property Master

Ingrid Høybye

Ingrid Høybye

Production Assistant

Henrik Capetillo

Henrik Capetillo

Lighting Technician

Morten Nybø

Morten Nybø

Gaffer

Henrik Dithmer

Henrik Dithmer

Still Photographer

Details.

Release Date
November 24, 1994

Original Name
Riget

Status
Released

Running Time
4h 33m

Budget
$1,500,000

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

hospital
down syndrome
supernatural horror
greek chorus
medical horror
dark comedy

Wiki.

Riget (English title: The Kingdom) is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier and Tómas Gislason. Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet (lit. 'The National Hospital', nicknamed "Riget", lit. 'the realm' or 'the kingdom'), each episode of the show follows the hospital's eccentric staff and patients as they encounter bizarre and sometimes supernatural phenomena. The series is notable for its wry humor, its muted sepia colour scheme, and the appearance of a chorus of dishwashers with Down syndrome, who discuss in intimate detail the strange occurrences in the hospital. The main theme's song was written by von Trier himself.

The first series of four episodes premiered from DR in November to December 1994, and was followed by a second series, Riget II, which aired in November 1997. A belated third and final series of five episodes directed by von Trier and written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel, entitled Exodus, began filming in 2021, was screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival and at the Serial Killer festival in September 2022, and premiered on Nordic streaming platform Viaplay with the first two episodes on October 9. The series premiered in select regions between November 27 and December 25 on streaming platform MUBI.

Von Trier has credited David Lynch's 1990 television series Twin Peaks and the 1965 French miniseries Belphegor as inspirations for the series. The Kingdom itself inspired an American series, Kingdom Hospital, developed by novelist Stephen King; the American version aired on ABC between March and July 2004, and was cancelled after a single season.

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