Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

12/21/1987 (DK) • 2h 37m

Drama

They thought the world would be theirs.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Pelle 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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Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

farm

island

based on novel or book

farm worker

bullying

working class

poverty

class differences

bornholm

emigrant

19th century

father son relationship

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