Rent Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
3.9 of 5 from 100 ratings
2h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- In one of the most acclaimed foreign films of our time, Max Von Sydow stars as labourer Lasse Karlsson, who leaves hard times in his native Sweden searching for a better life for himself and his son Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard). But upon their arrival in Denmark, they find even harsher conditions when they are forced to live and work on a brutal farm. As father and son struggle to survive the cruelties of their new life, they face an epic journey full of passion, pain and the extraordinary triumph of the human spirit.
- Actors:
- Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye, Troels Asmussen, Kristina Törnqvist, Karen Wegener, Sofie Gråbøl, Lars Simonsen, Buster Larsen, John Wittig, Troels Munk, Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson, Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum, Vilhelm Weber, Merete Holst Hansen, Mogens Dester
- Directors:
- Bille August
- Writers:
- Martin Andersen Nexø, Bille August
- Aka:
- Pelle erobreren
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman: Part 2, Cinema Paradiso's Euro 24 Film Festival, Remembering: Max von Sydow, Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners
- Countries:
- Denmark
- Awards:
