Directed by:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Jörgen PerssonComposer:
Stefan NilssonCast:
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Kristina Törnqvist, Morten Jørgensen, Axel Strøbye, Astrid Villaume, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson (more)Plots(1)
Academy Award winning film that centers on the heart-wrenching tale of Lasse and his son Pelle, Swedish immigrants trying to overcome cruel discriation with dreams of a better life on the Danish island of Bornholm. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Pelle Hvenegaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/097/166097417_c22e95.jpg)
Pelle Hvenegaard
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Max von Sydow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267824_9f437d.jpg)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Erik Paaske
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Björn Granath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/364/364456_464fa6.jpg)
Björn Granath
Sweden
Best movies:
Millennium (2010) (series)
Evil (2003)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Kristina Törnqvist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/097/166097419_9e5293.jpg)
Kristina Törnqvist
Sweden
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
As It Is in Heaven (2004)
A Song for Martin (2001)
Morten Jørgensen
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Axel Strøbye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/814/165814026_62690f.jpg)
Axel Strøbye
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Gertrud (1964)
Astrid Villaume
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Qivitoq (1956)
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Sweden
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Elvis! Elvis! (1976)
The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
![Buster Larsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/391/166391782_ff3abe.jpg)
Buster Larsen
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Lars Simonsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/360/159360472_fbfb41.jpg)
Lars Simonsen
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Twist and Shout (1984)
Brotherhood (2009)
John Wittig
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Karen Wegener
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
![Sofie Gråbøl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/410/162410603_576955.jpg)
Sofie Gråbøl
Denmark
Best movies:
The Day Will Come (2016)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Aftermath (2004)
![Nis Bank-Mikkelsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/909/162909172_ce3474.jpg)
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Troels Munk
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Twist and Shout (1984)
After the Wedding (2006)
![Thure Lindhardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/542/160542794_e993dc.jpg)
Thure Lindhardt
Denmark
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
Knut Schultheiß
East Germany
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Maria Grazia Di Meo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/056/165056003_5290dc.jpg)
Maria Grazia Di Meo
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
12th Man (2017)
The Worst Person in the World (2021)
Jytte Strandberg
Denmark
Best movies:
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Twist and Shout (1984)