Film

Pelle the Conqueror

They thought the world would be theirs.

7.3

2h 37m

1987

“They thought the world would be theirs.”

Synopsis

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

Bille August

Trailer

Drama

farmislandbased on novel or bookfarm workerbullyingworking classpovertyclass differencesbornholmemigrant19th centuryfather son relationship

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Cast & Crew

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

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