Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle erobreren
1987, Film, 157 min, Drama, Danish, Denmark, MoviePedia score 72
They thought the world would be theirs.
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.
Directed by Bille August
Cast
- Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle
- Max von Sydow as Lassefar
- Erik Paaske as Forvalter
- Björn Granath as Erik
- Astrid Villaume as Fru Kongstrup
- Axel Strøbye as Kongstrup
- Troels Asmussen as Rud
- Kristina Törnqvist as Anna
- Karen Wegener as Madam Olsen
- Sofie Gråbøl as Jomfru Sine
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