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Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

They thought the world would be theirs.

1987•2h 37m•7.3/10
Drama

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7.3/10(156)

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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Production

SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut

Language

DA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Karlsson

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Erik Paaske

Erik Paaske

Stengården Foreman

Björn Granath

Björn Granath

Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

Mrs. Kongstrup

Axel Strøbye

Axel Strøbye

Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Troels Asmussen

Troels Asmussen

Rud - A Boy

Kristina Törnqvist

Kristina Törnqvist

Anna - Stengården Maid

Karen Wegener

Karen Wegener

Madam Olsen

Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

Lars Simonsen

Lars Simonsen

Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children

Buster Larsen

Buster Larsen

Ole Køller - Nils' Father

John Wittig

John Wittig

Schoolteacher Friis

Troels Munk

Troels Munk

Physician

Nis Bank-Mikkelsen

Nis Bank-Mikkelsen

Priest

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

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

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