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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Pelle the Conqueror
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Movie · Drama
1987 · 2h 37m · ★ 79% (19K)
They thought the world would be theirs.
Director: Bille August
Starring: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske
Overview
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.
Director
Bille August
Production
SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut
Cast
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye, Troels Asmussen, Kristina Törnqvist, Karen Wegener, Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Simonsen, Buster Larsen, John Wittig, Troels Munk, Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum, Morten Jørgensen, Erik Frisberg, Wilhelm Weber