Part one of great Danish proletarian writer Martin Andersen Nexø's "Pelle the Conqueror" turned into Golden Palms winner in Cannes and Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film in Hollywood by Bille August. This 19th century drama tells how a loving relationship sustains a peasant father (Max von Sydow) and young son who comes as emigrants from poverty-stricken Sweden to an unhospitable, often cruel Denmark.
| Original title | Pelle Erobreren |
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| Danish title | Pelle Erobreren |
| Director | Bille August |
| Screenplay | Bille August, Per Olov Enquist, Bjarne Reuter |
| Based on | Første del af Martin Andersens Nexøs roman (1906). |
| Director of Photography | Jörgen Persson |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Sound | Niels Arild, Lars Lund |
| Composer | Stefan Nilsson |
| Production designer | Anna Asp |
| Appearance | Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Kærne Film, Nordisk Film |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 26.12.1987 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Roskilde, Odense, Horsens, Esbjerg, Herning, Vejle, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Palladium, Helsingør, Næstved Bio, Svendborg, Kolding, Holstebro, Hjørring, Rønne, Lyngby, Sønderborg, Hvidovre, Grand Svensk premiere 25.12.1987. |
| TV release | 02.09.1989, DR |
| Danish festival release | 15.09.2010, CinemaxX, Buster Film Festival 2010 i serien "Retrospektiv: Bille August". |
| Find more |
Michael Nielsen: "Pelle Erobreren - fra roman til film". Gyldendal 1987. Erik Hvidt: Interview med Bille August. Tusind Øjne 103/1987. Lisbeth Gundlund Jensen: "Pelle Erobrerens" skæbnehistorie. Kultur og Klasse 70/1991. Palle Schantz Lauridsen: Fra Brønshøj til Bornholm. Kosmorama 182/1987. Henrik Rønsbo og Rasmus Windfeld: Foråret er på vej. Levende Billeder 9/1987. Henrik Wivel: Ung flugt. Levende Billeder 1/1988. Peter Wivel: Det forjættede vand. Tusind Øjne 104/1988. |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production company | Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svensk Filmindustri |
| Domestic distribution | Kærne Film, Nordisk Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Bille August |
| Assistant director | Tove Berg |
| Assistant director | Mads Egmont Christensen |
| Continuity | Stine Monty Freddie |
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| Script | Bille August |
| Script | Per Olov Enquist |
| Script | Bjarne Reuter |
| Storyboard artist | Simon Bang |
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| Executive producer | Per Holst |
| Production manager | Lars Kolvig |
| Production assistant | Ditte Christiansen |
| Unit manager | Jens Arnoldus |
| Runner | Jacob Sylvest |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jörgen Persson |
| Camera assistant | Søren Berthelin |
| Camera operator | Rolf Lindström |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Fritz Schrøder |
| Key grip | Eg Norre |
| Key grip | Otto Stenov |
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| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
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| Electrical dept. | Kent Högberg |
| Electrical dept. | Jan Guldbrandsen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Assistant editor | Lisbet Nielsen |
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Music |
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| Music | Stefan Nilsson |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Anna Asp |
| Set dresser | Magnus Magnusson |
| Set dresser | Thorkil Slebsager |
| Set dresser | Ivar Baungaard |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Kicki Ilander |
| Wardrobe | Birthe Qualmann |
| Wardrobe | Gitte Kolvig |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup assistant | Grete Holleufer |
| Makeup assistant | Malin Birch-Jensen |
| Masks | Kaj Grönberg |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Niels Arild |
| Sound | Lars Lund |
| Synchronization | Martin Schmidt |
| Foley artist | Jérôme Lévy |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Claus Bjerre |
| Special effects | Kristian Lund |
| Special effects | Michael Kvium |
| Special effects | Lasse Spang Olsen |
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Other credits |
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| Horse coordinator | Henrik Køier Andersen |
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Appearance |
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| Pelle | Pelle Hvenegaard |
| Lasse | Max von Sydow |
| Forvalteren | Erik Paaske |
| Erik | Björn Granath |
| Lille Anna | Kristina Törnqvist |
| Landvæsenseleven | Morten Jørgensen |
| Kongstrup | Axel Strøbye |
| Kongstrups kone | Astrid Villaume |
| Soen | Lena-Pia Bernhardsson |
| Rud | Troels Asmussen |
| Karna | Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum |
| Ole Køller | Buster Larsen |
| Nils, Ole Køllers søn | Lars Simonsen |
| Lærer Friis | John Wittig |
| Madam Olsen | Karen Wegener |
| Jomfru Sine | Sofie Gråbøl |
| Præsten | Nis Bank-Mikkelsen |
| Lægen | Troels Munk |
| En øvrighedsperson | Erik Frisberg |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Wilhelm Weber |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Mogens Dester |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Finn Knygberg |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Henrik Hansen |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Jørgen Hansen |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Fin Olsen |
| Karl på Stengaarden | Thyge Andersen |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Merete Holst Hansen |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Tine Stochholm |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Inge Marie From |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Jytte Strandberg |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Nina Christoffersen |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Lone Svendsen |
| Pige på Stengaarden | Birte Jensen |
| Skolebarn | Henning Franck Hansen |
| Skolebarn | Lars Petersen |
| Skolebarn | Espen Hegnet Knudsen |
| Skolebarn | Jeppe Nicolaisen |
| Skolebarn | Oliver Grumme |
| Skolebarn | Benjamin Holck Henriksen |
| Skolebarn | Thure Lindhardt |
| Skolebarn | David Heilmann |
| Skolebarn | Thomas Bryde Hansen |
| Skolebarn | Karen Bjørkøe |
| Skolebarn | Sascha Lystrup Andersen |
| Skolebarn | Rikke Hacke |
| Skolebarn | Henriette Nielsen |
| Skolebarn | Henriette Nolsøe |
| Skolebarn | Ingeborg Holten |
| Skolebarn | Daniel Roosen |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Mod den nye verden | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
| Længslen efter havet | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
| Eriks hævn | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
| Det nye land | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
| Eriks død | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
| Mod den nye verden | 1987 | Stefan Nilsson |
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