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Pelle the Conqueror
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.
1987 · Directed by Bille August · 157 min · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
They thought the world would be theirs.
Crew
- Screenplay: Per Olov Enquist, Bille August, Bjarne Reuter
- Cinematography: Jörgen Persson
- Edited by: Janus Billeskov Jansen
- Music: Stefan Nilsson
- Production design: Anna Asp
- Produced by: Per Holst
Cast
- Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle Karlsson
- Max von Sydow as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
- Erik Paaske as Stengården Foreman
- Björn Granath as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
- Astrid Villaume as Mrs. Kongstrup
- Axel Strøbye as Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
- Troels Asmussen as Rud - A Boy
- Kristina Törnqvist as Anna - Stengården Maid
- Karen Wegener as Madam Olsen
- Sofie Gråbøl as Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Production
- Country: Denmark, Sweden
- Language: Danish, Swedish
- Studios: SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut
- Themes: farm, island, based on novel or book, farm worker, bullying, working class, poverty, class differences, bornholm, emigrant
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