Watch Pelle the Conqueror (1987) Official Trailer
They thought the world would be theirs.
7.3 / 10 IMDb December 21, 1987 2h 37m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 37m
Release Date
December 21, 1987
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Danish, Swedish
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Writers
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
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Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
as Karna - Stengården Maid
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Morten Jørgensen
as Countryman
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Erik Frisberg
as Public Official
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Wilhelm Weber
as Stensgården Judge
Production Companies
SF StudiosPer Holst Filmproduktion
Svenska Filminstitutet
Det Danske FilminstitutPelle the Conqueror Official Trailer 1987
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