The Element of Crime
| The Element of Crime | |
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| Directed by | Lars von Trier |
| Written by | Lars von Trier Niels Vørsel |
| Produced by | Per Holst |
| Starring | Michael Elphick Esmond Knight Meme Lai Jerold Wells |
| Cinematography | Tom Elling |
| Edited by | Tómas Gislason |
| Music by | Bo Holten |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kærne Film |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Languages | English Arabic |
The Element of Crime (Danish: Forbrydelsens Element) is a 1984 Danish 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).