Pelle the Conqueror

Overview

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

Details

Cast

Pelle Hvenegaard

Pelle Karlsson

Max von Sydow

Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Erik Paaske

Stengården Foreman

Björn Granath

Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Astrid Villaume

Mrs. Kongstrup

Axel Strøbye

Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Troels Asmussen

Rud - A Boy

Kristina Törnqvist

Anna - Stengården Maid

Karen Wegener

Madam Olsen

Sofie Gråbøl

Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

Lars Simonsen

Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children

Buster Larsen

Ole Køller - Nils' Father

John Wittig

Schoolteacher Friis

Troels Munk

Physician

Nis Bank-Mikkelsen

Priest

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson

'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother

Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum

Karna - Stengården Maid

Morten Jørgensen

Countryman

Erik Frisberg

Public Official

Wilhelm Weber

Stensgården Judge