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Pelle the Conqueror

They thought the world would be theirs.

7.3/ 1019872h 37m

Drama

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.

Directed by Bille August

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Behind the frames

8 stills

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Karlsson

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Erik Paaske

Erik Paaske

Stengården Foreman

Björn Granath

Björn Granath

Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

Mrs. Kongstrup

Axel Strøbye

Axel Strøbye

Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Troels Asmussen

Troels Asmussen

Rud - A Boy

Kristina Törnqvist

Kristina Törnqvist

Anna - Stengården Maid