Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes
Pelle the Conqueror: Full Cast & Crew 1988 Kids & Family/Drama
When his wife dies, Lassefar takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life. Signing on as laborers at a large farm, father and son undergo numerous trials, including prejudice against immigrants and run-ins with those more powerful than themselves in both the physical and the social sense. Over the course of a year, young Pelle learns what it takes to survive in a harsh and unforgiving world. PG-13 Released: Dec 21, 1988 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Bille August Director, Screenwriter Max von Sydow Lassefar Actor Pelle Hvenegaard Pelle Actor Erik Paaske Forvalter, Foreman Actor Kristina Törnqvist Anna Actor Björn Granath Erik Actor Astrid Villaume Fru Kongstrup Actor Axel Strøbye Kongstrup Actor Troels Asmussen Rud Actor Karen Wegener Madam Olsen Actor Sofie Gråbøl Miss Sine Actor Lars Simonsen Niels Køller Actor Buster Larsen Ole Køller Actor John Wittig Läraren Actor Troels Munk Doktorn Actor Nis Bank-Mikkelsen Præsten Actor Martin Andersen Nexø Writer Per Holst Producer Jörgen Persson Cinematographer Janus Billeskov Jansen Film Editing Stefan Nilsson Original Music Anna Asp Production Design Kicki Ilander Costume Design