Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle Erobreren (original title)
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Logline
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.
Festivals
Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival 1989
Cast and Crew
Cast: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye, Troels Asmussen, Kristina Törnqvist, Karen Wegener, Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Simonsen, Buster Larsen, John Wittig, Troels Munk, Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum, Morten Jørgensen, Erik Frisberg, Wilhelm Weber
Writers: Bille August (Screenplay), Martin Andersen Nexø (Novel), Per Olov Enquist (Screenplay), Bjarne Reuter (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Jörgen Persson
Production Designer: Anna Asp
Editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen
Sound Designer: Lars Lund, Niels Arild Nielsen
Composer: Stefan Nilsson
Costume Designer: Kicki Ilander
Direction team: Mads Egmont Christensen (Assistant Director), Stine Monty Freddie (Script Supervisor), Tove Berg (Assistant Director)
Producers: Claes Kastholm Hansen, Peter Poulsen, Katinka Faragó
Production: SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut