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 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

PG-13, 2 hr. 40 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Bille August

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1987 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 2002

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Cast

Max von Sydow
Pappa Lasse
Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle the Conqueror
Erik Paaske
Farm Foreman
Bj�rn Granath
Farmhand Erik
Axel Str�bye
Kongstrup
Astrid Villaume
Mrs. Kongstrup
Troels Asmussen
Rud
John Wittig
Schoolteacher
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
Karna
Sofie Gr�b�l
Miss Sine
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
The Sow
Kristina Tornqvist
Little Anna
Buster Larsen
Ole Koller
Lars Simonsen
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
The Clergyman
Morten Buch J�rgensen
Karen Wegener
Mrs Olsen

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Von Sydow was better in Strange Brew, but still rather sweet.

March 1, 2005 Comment

Gregory Weinkauf

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Pelle The Conqueror was another good movie I have seen during this week. Eventough it was 2.30 hours long it was a beautiful journey of a father Lasse played by Max Von Sydow, and his son, Pelle,after they moved from Sweden to have a better life in Denmark.But what they have found was a brutal and hard life.Working

March 31, 2009