Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Starring Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske
Directed by Bille August
The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who move to Denmark to find work. They find employment at a large farm, but are treated as the lowest form of life. Pelle starts to speak Danish but is still harassed as a foreigner. But none of them wants to give up their dream of finding a better life than the life they left in Sweden.
Runtime: 157 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: Dansk,svenska
Countries: Denmark,Sweden
Genres: Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book,island,farm worker,farm,poverty,bornholm,emigrant,19th century,father son relationship
Cast
Pelle
Lassefar
Forvalter / Foreman
Erik
Anna
Fru Kongstrup / Mrs. Kongstrup
Kongstrup
Jomfru Sine / Miss Sine
Rud
Madam Olsen / Mrs. Olsen
Niels Køller
Ole Køller
Skolelærer / School teacher
Læge / Doctor
Præst / Clergyman
Soen / The Sow
Karna
Nilen - Skoleelev / Classmate