Drama
Pelle the Conqueror
"They thought the world would be theirs."
User Score158 votes
73%7.3/10
Release1987→
Runtime2H 37M
LanguageDanish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media16
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Director
Bille August
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Keywords
farmislandbased on novel or bookfarm workerbullyingworking classpovertyclass differencesbornholmemigrant19th centuryfather son relationship
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Countries:DenmarkSweden
Production:SF StudiosPer Holst FilmproduktionSvenska FilminstitutetDet Danske Filminstitut