Pelle the Conqueror
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Film · TMDB
7.3In 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.
Released: 1987-12-21157 minDir: Bille AugustDrama
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.7/10
12,059 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 23 March 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Denmark
- Original language
- Danish
- Based on
- Pelle the Conqueror
- Main subject
- poverty
- Director
- Bille August
- Screenwriter
- Bille August
- Producer
- Per Holst
- Cinematographer
- Jörgen Persson
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Categories
1980s coming-of-age drama films1980s Danish-language films1980s Swedish-language films1987 Danish films1987 drama films1987 films1987 multilingual films1987 Swedish filmsBest Danish Film Bodil Award winnersBest Danish Film Robert Award winnersBest Film Guldbagge Award winnersBest Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners