Pelle the Conqueror

• 7.3 Drama
• 1987-12-21
• 157 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Bille August

Writer:

Per Olov Enquist Bille August Bjarne Reuter