

Pelle the Conqueror
Visit website7.3/10 • 148
1987-12-21 • 2h 37m
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.
- Directors
- Bille August
- Editors
- Janus Billeskov Jansen

Pelle the Conqueror
Visit website1987-12-21 • 2h 37m
7.3/10 • 148
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.
- Directors
- Bille August
- Editors
- Janus Billeskov Jansen
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsPelle Hvenegaard
Pelle Karlsson
Max von Sydow
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik Paaske
Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath
Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume
Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye
Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen
Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist
Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener
Madam Olsen
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- Original Language
- Danish
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- Keywords
- farmislandbased on novel or bookfarm workerbullyingworking classpovertyclass differencesbornholmemigrant19th centuryfather son relationship