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.
Title | Pelle the Conqueror |
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Year | 1987 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Denmark, Sweden |
Studio | SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut |
Cast | Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye |
Crew | Per Olov Enquist (Screenplay), Bille August (Director), Bille August (Screenplay), Martin Andersen Nexø (Novel), Stefan Nilsson (Original Music Composer), Jörgen Persson (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | farm, island, based on novel or book, farm worker, bullying, working class, poverty, class differences, bornholm, emigrant, 19th century, father son relationship |
Release | Dec 21, 1987 |
Runtime | 157 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.30 / 10 by 146 users |