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Pelle the Conqueror

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Pelle the Conqueror
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PG13,2hrs 40min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1988
Director:
Bille August
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Max von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard, Erik Paaske  ...more
Synopsis: 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 embracing ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
Pelle the Conqueror is that rare instance of a film winning the approval of the oft-times demanding jury at Cannes (where it won the Palm d'Or) and the generally conservative members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who honored it with an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is, in short, a serious work of art that is also accessible and universal in its appeal. Pelle (Pelle ... Full Review
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Max von Sydow
Pappa Lasse
Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle the Conqueror
Erik Paaske
Farm Foreman
Bjorn Granath
Farmhand Erik
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