Drama · Denmark · 1987 · 2h 37m

Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle Erobreren

Director

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

Crew

Jörgen Persson — Director of Photography Janus Billeskov Jansen — Editor Stefan Nilsson — Original Music Composer Per Olov Enquist — Screenplay Bille August — Screenplay Bjarne Reuter — Screenplay

Tagline

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

farm island based on novel or book farm worker bullying working class poverty class differences bornholm emigrant 19th century father son relationship

Key Collaborators

Bille August Director Jörgen Persson Director of Photography Janus Billeskov Jansen Editor Stefan Nilsson Original Music Composer Per Olov Enquist Screenplay Bille August Screenplay Bjarne Reuter Screenplay Martin Andersen Nexø Novel Per Holst Producer Anna Asp Production Design

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