Watch Misery Harbour (1999) Official Trailer
4.9 / 10 IMDb September 3, 1999 1h 40m
A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
September 3, 1999
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Danish, English, Latin, Norwegian
Country
Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Producers
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Espen Arnakke
Stuart Graham
as John Wakefield
Anneke von der Lippe
as Jenny
Bjørn Floberg
as Johan Hoeg
Hywel Bennett
as The Captain
Margot Finley
as Eva
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Michael Wade
as Stoker
Graham Greene
as Burly
Knut Husebø
as Cafe guest
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Espen Haavardsholm
as Cafe guest
Anne Krigsvoll
as Cafe guest
John Sigurd Kristensen
as Cafe guest
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Jeanne Bøe
as Cafe guest
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Tonja Sitara Sanborn
as Cafe guest
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Sven Henriksen
as Hovmester
Sturla Berg-Johansen
as Kelner
Stig Hoffmeyer
as Wilhelm Arnakke
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Else Qualmann
as Amalia Arnakke
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Henrik Sloth
as Janus
Stephanie Leon
as Agnes
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