Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
21/12/1987
Drama
2h 37m
- 73% (150 votes)
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They thought the world would be theirs.
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.
- Bille AugustDirector, Screenplay
- Per Olov EnquistScreenplay
- Bjarne ReuterScreenplay
Original Title
Pelle Erobreren
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Keywords
- farm
- island
- based on novel or book
- farm worker
- bullying
- working class
- poverty
- class differences
- bornholm
- emigrant
- 19th century
- father son relationship
Top Billed 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
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