Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle Erobreren
Release: 1987-12-21
·Runtime: 157m
·★ 7.2
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Denmark
Sweden
Production Companies
SF Studios
Per Holst Filmproduktion
Svenska Filminstitutet
Det Danske Filminstitut
Cast
Pelle Hvenegaard
as Pelle Karlsson
Max von Sydow
as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik Paaske
as Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath
as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume
as Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye
as Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen
as Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist
as Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener
as Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl
as Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Lars Simonsen
as Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen
as Ole Køller - Nils' Father
John Wittig
as Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk
as Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
as Priest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
as 'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Thure Lindhardt
as Nilen - Student
Jørgen Hansen
as Farmhand
Troels II Munk
as Physician
Crew
Per Olov Enquist
Screenplay
Bille August
Director
Bille August
Screenplay
Bjarne Reuter
Screenplay
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Stine Monty Freddie
Script Supervisor
Kicki Ilander
Costume Designer
Katinka Faragó
Executive Producer
Claes Kastholm Hansen
Executive Producer
Claus Bjerre
Special Effects
Lasse Spang Olsen
Special Effects
Michael Kvium
Special Effects
Per Holst
Producer
Anna Asp
Production Design