Pelle Erobreren (Pelle the Conqueror) (1988)
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Long but rewarding, the Danish-Swedish Pelle the Conqueror is based on the early passages of Martin Andersen Nexoe's four-volume novel. Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (Max Von Sydow). Seeking escape from their poverty-stricken surroundings, father and son… More Long but rewarding, the Danish-Swedish Pelle the Conqueror is based on the early passages of Martin Andersen Nexoe's four-volume novel. Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (Max Von Sydow). Seeking escape from their poverty-stricken surroundings, father and son emigrate to Denmark. Upon arrival, however, they are treated like indentured servants, leading to a profound ideological turnaround for the impressionable Pelle. In the original novel, Pelle ended up embracing Communism. Nexo's political overtones are soft-pedalled in the film, which concentrates on the close, indestructable relationship between Pelle and his father. Adapted for the screen by Bille August, Pelle the Conqueror won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bille August
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Dec 25, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Gregory Weinkauf, New Times
Von Sydow was better in Strange Brew, but still rather sweet.
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Cast
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Max von Sydow
as Pappa Lasse
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Pelle Hvenegaard
as Pelle the Conqueror
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Erik Paaske
as Farm Foreman
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Björn Granath
as Farmhand Erik
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Axel Ströbye
as Kongstrup
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Astrid Villaume
as Mrs. Kongstrup
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Troels Asmussen
as Rud
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John Wittig
as Schoolteacher
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Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
as Karna
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Sofie Gråbøl
as Miss Sine
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Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
as The Sow
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Kristina Tornqvist
as Little Anna
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Buster Larsen
as Ole Koller
- Lars Simonsen
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Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
as The Clergyman
- Morten Buch Jørgensen
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Karen Wegener
as Mrs Olsen
