Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

157 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 1987

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.

Pelle the Conqueror

157 mins | Drama | Dec. 21, 1987

Pelle the Conqueror
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Det Danske Filminstitut, Svenska Filminstitutet, Svensk Filmindustri, Per Holst Filmproduktion
Original title Pelle Erobreren
Directors Stine Monty Freddie, Tove Berg, Mads Egmont Christensen, Bille August
Writers Bjarne Reuter, Per Olov Enquist, Martin Andersen Nexø, Bille August

Cast

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

Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum

as Karna - Stengården Maid

Morten Jørgensen

as Countryman

Erik Frisberg

as Public Official

Wilhelm Weber

as Stensgården Judge

Henrik Hansen

as Gustav - Stengården Farmhand

Thyge Andersen

as Stengården Tailor

Benjamin Holck Henriksen

as Henrik Bødker - Student

Daniel Roosen

as Priest's Son

Thure Lindhardt

as Nilen - Student

Mogens Dester

as Farmhand

Finn Knygberg

as Farmhand

Jørgen Hansen

as Farmhand

Finn Olsen

as Farmhand

Tine Stochholm

as Maid

Inge Marie From

as Maid

Lone Svendsen

as Maid

Birte Jensen

as Maid

Lars Petersen

as Student

Jeppe Nicolaisen

as Student

Oliver Grumme

as Student

David Heilmann

as Student

Thomas Bryde Hansen

as Student

Karen Bjørkøe

as Student

Rikke Hacke

as Student

Henriette Nielsen

as Student

Henriette Nolsøe

as Student

Ingeborg Holten

as Student