The Element of Crime(Movie, 1984)

Name: The Element of Crime
Genre: Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1984
Duration: T01:44:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "Forbrydelsens element" (Danish/DA)

1h 44min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Science Fiction

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 78 votes)

The Element of Crime (Danish: Forbrydelsens Element) is a 1984 experimental neo-noir crime film co-written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is the first feature film directed by von Trier and the first installment of the director's Europa trilogy – succeeded by Epidemic (1987) and Europa (1991). ()

Part of the Europa Trilogy

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About The Element of Crime

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

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The Element Of Crime (1984)(Trailer, 2:06)

Additional Information

Production country: Denmark

Made by: Det Danske Filminstitut, Per Holst Film

Original language: Danish (DA)

Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/18/1984

Cast: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells, Jon Bang Carlsen, Mogens Rukov, Lars von Trier, Astrid Henning-Jensen, Gotha Andersen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, János Herskó, Stig Larsson, Leif Magnusson, Camilla Overbye Roos

Director: Lars von Trier

Producer: Per Holst

Screenwriter: Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Stephen Wakelam

Film Editor: Tómas Gislason

Director of Photography: Tom Elling

Composer: Bo Holten

Production Designer: Peter Høimark

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El elemento del crimen"

"범죄의 요소"

Keywords: journey in the past, murder, police officer, hypnosis, cairo

3 movies in the Europa Trilogy

1984 The Element of Crime

1987 Epidemic

1991 Europa

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The Element of Crime(Movie, 1984)

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