An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American’s wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate’s daughter, he finds that he can’t remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.
Release Date: 27 June 1991Runtime: 112 min
Stars:
- Anne Werner Thomsen
- Barbara Sukowa
- Benny Poulsen
- Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
- Eddie Constantine
- Erik Mørk
- Erno Müller
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård
- Henning Jensen
- Holger Perfort
- Jean-Marc Barr
- Jørgen Reenberg
- Max von Sydow
- Michael Phillip Simpson
- Udo Kier
Director: Lars von Trier
