---
title: 'Pelle the Conqueror (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bille August'
released: '1987-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 157
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pelle-the-conqueror-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093713/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

1987 · 157 min · Drama · Denmark, Sweden

Original title: Pelle Erobreren

## Synopsis

Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the 1906 novel of the same name by Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves. It stars Pelle Hvenegaard as the young Pelle, with Max von Sydow as his father, and also features Axel Strøbye and Astrid Villaume.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august)
- **Screenplay:** [Bille August](https://cinepixo.com/people/bille-august), [Per Olov Enquist](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-olov-enquist), [Bjarne Reuter](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjarne-reuter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stefan Nilsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-nilsson)
- **Producer:** [Per Holst](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-holst)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörgen Persson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorgen-persson)
- **Editor:** [Janus Billeskov Jansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janus-billeskov-jansen)

## Cast

- [Wilhelm Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-weber)
- [Fin Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fin-olsen)
- [Jørgen Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-rgen-hansen)
- [Björn Granath](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-granath) as Erik
- [Erik Frisberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-frisberg)
- [Nina Christoffersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-christoffersen)
- [Thomas Bryde Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bryde-hansen)
- [Jytte Strandberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jytte-strandberg)
- [Max von Sydow](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-von-sydow) as Lassefar
- [Morten Jørgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-j-rgensen)
- [Lena-Pia Bernhardsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-pia-bernhardsson)
- [Troels Munk](https://cinepixo.com/people/troels-munk)
- [Karen Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-wegener) as madam Olsen
- [Kristina Törnqvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristina-tornqvist)
- [Pelle Hvenegaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/pelle-hvenegaard) as Pelle

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