Movie·1987·2h 37m
Pelle the Conqueror
They thought the world would be theirs.
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Pelle Erobreren
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.
Written By
Per Olov Enquist, Bjarne Reuter
Producer
Claes Kastholm Hansen, Peter Poulsen
Cinematography
Jörgen Persson
Music
Stefan Nilsson
Editor
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
John Wittig
Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk
Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Priest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
Karna - Stengården Maid
Morten Jørgensen
Countryman
// crew
Crew
Bille August
Director, Screenplay
Per Olov Enquist
Screenplay
Bjarne Reuter
Screenplay
Stefan Nilsson
Original Music Composer
Jörgen Persson
Director of Photography
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Claes Kastholm Hansen
Executive Producer
Peter Poulsen
Executive Producer
Katinka Faragó
Executive Producer
Klas Olofsson
Executive Producer
Per Holst
Producer
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