Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

★ 7.3/10 157 min Drama Denmark, Sweden Danish

Director: Bille August

Screenplay by: Per Olov Enquist, Bille August, Bjarne Reuter
Novel: Martin Andersen Nexø

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They thought the world would be theirs.

Description

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.

Trailer

Top 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

Pelle the Conqueror Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Palme d'Or Winners

Cannes Film Festival #40

Canon Institutions

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

UNESCO #191