Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

They thought the world would be theirs.

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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  • Release Date: 1987-12-21
  • Runtime: 2h 37min
  • Director: Bille August

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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

    • Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum

      Karna - Stengården Maid

    • Morten Jørgensen

      Countryman

    • Erik Frisberg

      Public Official

    • Wilhelm Weber

      Stensgården Judge

    • Henrik Hansen

      Gustav - Stengården Farmhand

    • 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

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