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Title: Pelle the Conqueror

Release Date: 21 Dec 1987

Runtime: 2h 37m

Genre: Drama

Director: SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut

Production Companies: SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.3 (147 votes)

Cast

  • Pelle Karlsson: Pelle Hvenegaard
  • Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand: Max von Sydow
  • Stengården Foreman: Erik Paaske
  • Erik - Swedish Farm Worker: Björn Granath
  • Mrs. Kongstrup: Astrid Villaume
  • Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord: Axel Strøbye
  • Rud - A Boy: Troels Asmussen
  • Anna - Stengården Maid: Kristina Törnqvist
  • Madam Olsen: Karen Wegener
  • Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece: Sofie Gråbøl
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