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Film / 1987
Pelle the Conqueror
Directed by
Bille August
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Pelle HvenegaardPelle Karlsson
Max von SydowLasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik PaaskeStengården Foreman
Björn GranathErik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid VillaumeMrs. Kongstrup
Axel StrøbyeKongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels AsmussenRud - A Boy
Kristina TörnqvistAnna - Stengården Maid
Karen WegenerMadam Olsen
Sofie GråbølMiss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Lars SimonsenNils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster LarsenOle Køller - Nils' Father
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John WittigSchoolteacher Friis
Troels MunkPhysician
Nis Bank-MikkelsenPriest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch BjerrumKarna - Stengården Maid
Morten JørgensenCountryman
Erik FrisbergPublic Official
Wilhelm WeberStensgården Judge
Henrik HansenGustav - Stengården Farmhand
Thyge AndersenStengården Tailor
Benjamin Holck HenriksenHenrik Bødker - Student
Daniel RoosenPriest's Son
Thure LindhardtNilen - Student
Mogens DesterFarmhand
Finn KnygbergFarmhand
Jørgen HansenFarmhand
Finn OlsenFarmhand
Merete Holst HansenMaid
Tine StochholmMaid
Inge Marie FromMaid
Jytte StrandbergMaid
Nina ChristoffersenMaid
Lone SvendsenMaid
Birte JensenMaid
Henning Franck HansenStudent
Lars PetersenStudent
Espen Hegnet KnudsenStudent
Jeppe NicolaisenStudent
Oliver GrummeStudent
David HeilmannStudent
Thomas Bryde HansenStudent
Karen BjørkøeStudent
Sascha Lystrup AndersenStudent
Rikke HackeStudent
Henriette NielsenStudent
Henriette NolsøeStudent
Ingeborg HoltenStudent
Troels II MunkPhysician
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