Pelle the Conqueror
“They thought the world would be theirs.”
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.
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Cast
50 people
Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle Karlsson
Also in
Foreign Fields
2900 Happiness
Max von Sydow
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Erik Paaske
Stengården Foreman
Also in
Vinterbyøster
Ka' De li' østers
Björn Granath
Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Known for
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The American
Astrid Villaume
Mrs. Kongstrup
Also in
Qivitoq
Brødrene på Uglegaarden
Axel Strøbye
Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Known for
Gertrud
Hugo, the Jungle Creature
Troels Asmussen
Rud - A Boy
Also in
The Miracle in Valby
Family Matters
Kristina Törnqvist
Anna - Stengården Maid
Known for
As It Is in Heaven
Karen Wegener
Madam Olsen
Also in
Bryggeren
Livsens ondskab
Sofie Gråbøl
Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
Known for
The Undoing
The Chestnut Man
Lars Simonsen
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Known for
The Rain
The Bridge
Buster Larsen
Ole Køller - Nils' Father
Known for
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Bille August Director · Per Olov Enquist Screenplay Bjarne Reuter Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $4.5M · United States release December 21, 1987
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,053,931
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
SF Studios
Production
Per Holst Filmproduktion
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Miramax
Studio
Odyssey Entertainment
Production
Svensk Filmindustri
Production
Denmark · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Pelle Erobreren
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Swedish
Release dates
Denmark · December 13, 1987
Premiere · Copenhagen
United States · December 21, 1987
Theatrical
Denmark · December 26, 1987
Theatrical
United States
September 30, 1988 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 23, 1989 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
France
November 2, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
March 23, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
June 19, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 30, 1989 · Theatrical
December 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
December 22, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1987 · Theatrical
December 27, 1992 · TV
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