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Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren, Swedish: Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1910 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves.
When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
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- Bille August
- PG-13
- Max Von Sydow
Pelle the Conqueror: Directed by Bille August. With Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath. When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
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- Drama
- Bille August
- 1988-12-21
Apr 21, 2017 · Pelle the Conqueror is a masterwork of Swedish director, Billie August, who went on to make The Best Intentions, The House of Spirits, and Smilla’s Sense of Snow. The film stars Oscar nominee Max von Sydow and is an epic adaptation (co-written by August) of Martin Andersen Nexø's novel.
Pelle the Conqueror may only adapt the first of four volumes of the iconic Danish novel, but it does compassionately capture the struggles of the country’s impoverished immigrants. What stands out Max von Sydow and Pelle Hvenegaard save this film from becoming a total bore.
- Astrid Villaume
- Bille August
Dec 22, 1988 · “Pelle the Conqueror” (opening Friday at the Music Hall) is a great agrarian epic in which landowners and farm workers live side by side in a state of stark and seemingly immutable inequity. It...
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Pelle the Conqueror (Danish: Pelle Erobreren) is a Danish novel written by Martin Andersen Nexø. The book was published in four volumes, beginning with Boyhood in 1906, followed by Apprenticeship in 1907 and The Great Struggle in 1909 and concluding with Daybreak in 1910.
