The Kingdom
Danish television series
The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science--a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural. At the goading of a spiritualist patient, some employees work to let supernatural forces rest. Groundbreaking Danish supernatural drama by director Lars Von Trier. Later released in theaters as two 4-hour movies (with minor editing cuts and changes). Von Trier produced Stephen King's remake for US television under the title "The Kingdom Hospital".
Cast ages at the series premiere (November 24, 1994)
- Baard Owe, as Prof. Palle Bondo: 58
- Ghita Nørby, as Rigmor: 59
- Kirsten Rolffes, as Sigrid Drusse: 66
- Peter Mygind, as Mogge: 31
- Søren Pilmark, as Krogshøj: 39
- Udo Kier, as Aage Krüger / Little Brother: 50
- Ole Boisen, as Christian: 29
- Stellan Skarsgård, as The Swedish lawyer: 43