Pelle the Conqueror

Name: Pelle the Conqueror
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 157 min
Rating: 7.3

1987 · 157 min

Drama

★ 7.3

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Trailer

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

Crew

Director Bille August
Screenplay Per Olov Enquist
Screenplay Bille August
Screenplay Bjarne Reuter
Director of Photography Jörgen Persson

Cast

Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle Karlsson
Max von Sydow
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik Paaske
Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath
Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume
Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye
Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen
Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist
Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener
Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl
Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Lars Simonsen
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen
Ole Køller - Nils' Father

Crew

Director — Bille August
Screenplay — Per Olov Enquist
Screenplay — Bille August
Screenplay — Bjarne Reuter
Director of Photography — Jörgen Persson

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