Pelle the Conqueror
72.82 %|Dec 21, 1987|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.
Featured Crew
Martin Andersen Nexø
Novel
Per Olov Enquist
Screenplay
Bille August
Director
Stefan Nilsson
Original Music Composer
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Bille August
Screenplay
Bjarne Reuter
Screenplay
Jörgen Persson
Director of Photography
Cast
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
Lars Simonsen
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen
Ole Køller - Nils' Father
John Wittig
Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk
Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Priest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
Karna - Stengården Maid
Morten Jørgensen
Countryman
Erik Frisberg
Public Official
Wilhelm Weber
Stensgården Judge
Henrik Hansen
Gustav - Stengården Farmhand
Thyge Andersen
Stengården Tailor
Benjamin Holck Henriksen
Henrik Bødker - Student
Daniel Roosen
Priest's Son
Thure Lindhardt
Nilen - Student
Mogens Dester
Farmhand
Finn Knygberg
Farmhand
Jørgen Hansen
Farmhand
Finn Olsen
Farmhand
Tine Stochholm
Maid
Inge Marie From
Maid
Jytte Strandberg
Maid
Lone Svendsen
Maid
Birte Jensen
Maid
Henning Franck Hansen
Student
Lars Petersen
Student
Espen Hegnet Knudsen
Student
Jeppe Nicolaisen
Student
Oliver Grumme
Student
David Heilmann
Student
Thomas Bryde Hansen
Student
Karen Bjørkøe
Student
Sascha Lystrup Andersen
Student
Rikke Hacke
Student
Henriette Nielsen
Student
Henriette Nolsøe
Student
Ingeborg Holten
Student
Troels II Munk
Physician