Pelle the Conqueror [SEP] director
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror (, ) is a 1987 epic film co-written and directed by Bille August, based upon the famous 1910 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.
A co-production of
Conqueror (Pelle erobreren)"
Winners and nominees Best European Director.
"' Wim Wenders - "Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)"
- Terence Davies - "Distant Voices, Still Lives"
- Louis Malle - "Goodbye Children (Au revoir les enfants)"
- Manoel de Oliveira - "The Cannibals (Os canibais)"
- Sergei Parajanov - "Ashik Kerib"
Winners and nominees Best European Actor.
"' Max von Sydow - "Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle