Pelle the Conqueror
7.2
From Martin Anderson Nexo's novel comes this loved story of a Swedish boy and his elderly father trying to make a better life for themselves in Denmark. A bleak future quickly becomes apparent when the two find employment on a farm full of misery.
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Cast
6 people
Stefan Schrader
Pelle
No other roles listed
Martin Trettau
Lasse
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Karin Gregorek
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For Heaven's Sake
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Walfriede Schmitt
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Free Country
Marianne Wünscher
Madame Olsen
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Aber Vati!
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Christian Steinke Director · Martin Andersen Nexø Author
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $4.5M · First release January 1, 1986
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,053,931
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
XG · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Pelle der Eroberer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1986
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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