Epidemic
Sep 11 1987
•2h 46m
•Drama, Horror
A director and a screenwriter write a screenplay together about a globally spreading epidemic. Unbeknownst to them, an outbreak develops around them in the real world.
Cast
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Lars von Trier
Self / Dr. Mesmer
Niels Vørsel
Self
Claes Kastholm Hansen
Self
Udo Kier
Self
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