Film
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · 2h 37m · Drama
They thought the world would be theirs.
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Overview
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.
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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
Crew
- Bille AugustDirector · Screenplay
- Per Olov EnquistScreenplay
- Bjarne ReuterScreenplay
- Martin Andersen NexøNovel
- Per HolstProducer
- Katinka FaragóExecutive Producer
- Klas OlofssonExecutive Producer
- Peter PoulsenExecutive Producer
- Claes Kastholm HansenExecutive Producer
- Jörgen PerssonDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 21, 1987
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rated
- 11
- Genres
- Drama
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