Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle
Max von Sydow
Lassefar
Erik Paaske
Forvalter
Björn Granath
Erik
Astrid Villaume
Fru Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye
Kongstrup
Troels Asmussen
Rud
Kristina Törnqvist
Anna
Karen Wegener
Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl
Jomfru Sine
Lars Simonsen
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen
Ole Køller - Nils' Father
Bille August
Director
Martin Andersen Nexø
Writer
John Wittig
Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk
Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Priest
Per Olov Enquist
Writer
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Bjarne Reuter
Writer
Per Holst
Producer
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
Karna - Stengården Maid
Stefan Nilsson
Composer
Morten Jørgensen
Countryman
Jörgen Persson
Cinematographer
Erik Frisberg
Public Official
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Wilhelm Weber
Stensgården Judge
Henrik Hansen
Gustav - Stengården Farmhand
Anna Asp
ProductionDesigner
Thyge Andersen
Stengården Tailor
Benjamin Holck Henriksen
Henrik Bødker - Student
Daniel Roosen
Priest's Son
Thure Lindhardt
Nilen - Student
Mogens Dester
Farmhand
Finn Knygberg
Farmhand
Jørgen Hansen
Farmhand
Finn Olsen
Farmhand
Merete Holst Hansen
Maid
Tine Stochholm
Maid
Inge Marie From
Maid
Jytte Strandberg
Maid
Nina Christoffersen
Maid
Lone Svendsen
Maid
Birte Jensen
Maid
Henning Franck Hansen
Student
Lars Petersen
Student
Espen Hegnet Knudsen
Student
Jeppe Nicolaisen
Student
Oliver Grumme
Student
David Heilmann
Student
Thomas Bryde Hansen
Student
Karen Bjørkøe
Student
Sascha Lystrup Andersen
Student
Rikke Hacke
Student
Henriette Nielsen
Student
Henriette Nolsøe
Student
Ingeborg Holten
Student
Troels II Munk
Physician
Katinka Faragó
Executive Producer
Klas Olofsson
Executive Producer
Peter Poulsen
Executive Producer
Stine Monty Freddie
Script Supervisor
Michael Kvium
Special Effects
Kicki Ilander
Costume Designer
Kaj Grönberg
Makeup Supervisor
Rolf Lindström
Camera Operator
Lasse Spang Olsen
Special Effects
Eg Norre
Key Grip
Mads Egmont Christensen
Assistant Director
Kent Högberg
Gaffer
Lars Lund
Sound Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 1987
Original NamePelle Erobreren
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 37m
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This Movie Is About.
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Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren, Swedish: Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves. It stars Pelle Hvenegaard as the young Pelle, with Max von Sydow as his father, and also features Axel Strøbye and Astrid Villaume.
A co-production of Denmark and Sweden, August chose to adapt Boyhood, the first part of Nexø's novel, seeking to make an epic and citing the novel's status as essential reading in Denmark. Pelle Hvenegaard was 11 when he was cast, after some 3,000 children auditioned. Like many other boys in Denmark, he was named by his family for the novel's eponymous character.
The film screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and New York Film Festival. It was critically acclaimed, winning the Palme d'Or and the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and numerous other honours.