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Overview

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Director:

Bille August

Writers:

Martin Andersen Nexø (novel)
Bille August (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 December 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

De trodde att världen skulle bli deras

Plot:

The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 20 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Birthday Suits: Nov 9th
 (From FilmExperience. 9 November 2009, 7:35 AM, PST)

Germany (Oscar) Hopeful with Haneke's The White Ribbon
 (From ioncinema. 27 August 2009)

User Comments:

A beautiful portrayal of immigration and dreams more (30 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Pelle Hvenegaard ... Pelle

Max von Sydow ... Lassefar
Erik Paaske ... Forvalter / Foreman
Björn Granath ... Erik (as Bjørn Granath)
Astrid Villaume ... Fru Kongstrup / Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye ... Kongstrup
Troels Asmussen ... Rud
Kristina Törnqvist ... Anna
Karen Wegener ... Madam Olsen / Mrs. Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl ... Jomfru Sine / Miss Sine
Lars Simonsen ... Niels Køller
Buster Larsen ... Ole Køller
John Wittig ... Skolelærer / School teacher
Troels Munk ... Læge / Doctor
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen ... Præst / Clergyman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Pelle the Conqueror (UK) (USA)
Pelle erövraren (Sweden)
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Runtime:

157 min

Country:

Denmark | Sweden

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Bornholm, Denmark more


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Trivia:

Only the second Danish film to scoop the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Babette's Feast (1987) having done it the year before. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Conversation with Lars von Trier About the Europe Trilogy (2005) (V) more


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16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A beautiful portrayal of immigration and dreams, 23 July 1999
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Author: Kritic-3 from Florida

Pelle The Conqueror is one of the best films I have ever seen. The story describes the journey of Lasse Karlsson(Max Von Sydow), and his little boy, Pelle, as they move from Sweden to Denmark. In Denmark, they hope to find a better life than in Sweden. Lasse Karlsson and his boy, however, find the Danish life brutal and hard. Finding work on a large farm, Pelle and his father struggle to survive. Pelle The Conqueror is about more than their life on this farm. It is more about the dreams of this young boy, and the inspiration, and determination he gains from his first journey. And it is at the same time about how Pelle eventually needs to move on from his father and find more from life. What a magical movie.

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