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Pelle the Conqueror

Pelle the Conqueror

They thought the world would be theirs.
Dec 21, 1987 2h 37m
7.3
147 votes

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.

Title Pelle the Conqueror
Companies SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut
Countries Denmark, Sweden
Keywords farm, island, based on novel or book, farm worker, bullying, working class, poverty, class differences, bornholm, emigrant, 19th century, father son relationship
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
Kristina Törnqvist

Kristina Törnqvist

Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener

Karen Wegener

Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Lars Simonsen

Lars Simonsen

Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen

Buster Larsen

Ole Køller - Nils' Father
John Wittig

John Wittig

Schoolteacher Friis
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum

Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum

Karna - Stengården Maid
Erik Frisberg

Erik Frisberg

Public Official
Wilhelm Weber

Wilhelm Weber

Stensgården Judge
Henrik Hansen

Henrik Hansen

Gustav - Stengården Farmhand
Thyge Andersen

Thyge Andersen

Stengården Tailor
Benjamin Holck Henriksen

Benjamin Holck Henriksen

Henrik Bødker - Student
Daniel Roosen

Daniel Roosen

Priest's Son
Thure Lindhardt

Thure Lindhardt

Nilen - Student