Pelle the Conqueror
About Pelle the Conqueror
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
Bille August's Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 drama film. Pelle Hvenegaard stars as Pelle Karlsson, Max von Sydow as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand, Erik Paaske as Stengården Foreman, and Björn Granath as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker.
Released in December 1987, it runs 157 minutes. Written by Bille August and Bjarne Reuter. It is adapted from a novel.
Members will find farm, poverty, class differences, and working class in it. In the United States it streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 171 TMDB voters.
The Man Who Invented Christmas, Days of Heaven, and Far from the Madding Crowd make useful companions to Pelle the Conqueror, all filed under 19th century and father son relationship.