Bille August

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-11-09 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Bille August

Biography

Bille August  (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997. His son Anders August is a screenwriter.

Production

2007

Goodbye Bafana

as Director

1998

Les Misérables

as Director

1987

1987

Pelle the Conqueror

as Screenplay

1993

1984

Busters verden

as Director

1984

Twist and Shout

as Director

1997

2004

Return to Sender

as Director

2007

1992

2001

2001

1996

Jerusalem

as Writer

2012

Marie Kroyer

as Director

1981

The Grass Is Singing

as Director of Photography

2013

1977

Hemåt i natten

as Director of Photography

1996

Jerusalem

as Director

2014

Silent Heart

as Director

1984

1983

Zappa

as Director

1978

In My Life

as Director

2022

The Kiss

as Director

2022

The Kiss

as Writer

-

Me, You

as Director

2018

55 Steps

as Director

1982

Sova Räv

as Cinematography

2018

A Fortunate Man

as Director

1983

May

as Director

2017

2018

A Fortunate Man

as Screenplay

1977

Christiania

as Camera Operator

2021

The Pact

as Director

1980

2007

1978

Men Can't Be Raped

as Director of Photography

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