"They thought the world would be theirs." 21 December 1987 Drama 157 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.
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Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle Karlsson
Max von Sydow as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik Paaske as Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume as Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye as Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen as Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist as Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener as Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl as Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Lars Simonsen as Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen as Ole Køller - Nils' Father
John Wittig as Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk as Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen as Priest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson as 'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
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
Katinka Faragó Executive Producer
Klas Olofsson Executive Producer
Peter Poulsen Executive Producer
Stine Monty Freddie Script Supervisor
Michael Kvium Special Effects
Kicki Ilander Costume Designer
Kaj Grönberg Makeup Supervisor
Rolf Lindström Camera Operator
Canada 23 September 1989
Germany 23 March 1989
Denmark 13 December 1987
Spain 17 February 1989
France 02 November 1988
Japan 19 June 1989
Korea 15 July 1989
Netherlands 05 December 2002
Portugal 22 December 1988
Sweden 27 December 1992
United States 30 September 1988
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Pelle the Conqueror (1987
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