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Pelle the Conqueror

1987 film directed by Bille August
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Summary

Pelle the Conqueror is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3], Palme d'Or[4], European Film Award for Best Actor[5], European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress[6], Bodil Award for Best Danish Film[7], Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[8], Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[9], Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[10], Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[11], Guldbagge Award for Best Film[12], Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[13], Greta[14]
  • Director: Bille August[15]
  • Screenwriter: Per Olov Enquist[16], Bjarne Reuter[17], Bille August[18]
  • Composer: Stefan Nilsson[19]
  • Genre: coming-of-age film[20], drama film[21]
  • Based on: Pelle the Conqueror[22]
  • Cast member: Max von Sydow[23], Pelle Hvenegaard[24], Erik Paaske[25], Björn Granath[26], Astrid Villaume[27], Axel Strøbye[28], Sofie Gråbøl[29], Lars Simonsen[30], Buster Larsen[31], John Wittig[32], Thure Lindhardt[33], Nis Bank-Mikkelsen[34], Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum[35], Kristina Törnqvist[36]
  • Producer: Per Holst[37]
  • Production company: SF Studios[38], Per Holst Filmproduktion[39], Odyssey Entertainment[40]
  • Director of photography: Jörgen Persson[41]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Swedish[42], Danish[43]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[44]
  • Review score: 6.6/10[45], 84%[46]
  • Color: color[47]
  • Country of origin: Sweden[48], Denmark[49]
  • Publication date: December 25, 1987[50], December 26, 1987[51], December 21, 1988[52], March 23, 1989[53]
  • Distributed by: Fandango at Home[54]
  • Narrative location: Bornholm[55]
  • Main subject: immigration to Denmark[56], immigration to the United States[57], poverty[58]
  • Film editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen[59]

Why It Matters

Pelle the Conqueror has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did Pelle the Conqueror receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3], Palme d'Or[4], European Film Award for Best Actor[5], and European Film Award for Best Young Actor or Actress[6].

Related Entities

Bille August Bornholm Denmark film Max von Sydow Per Olov Enquist Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [23] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [27] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [32] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [34] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  21. [35] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [36] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . danskefilm.dk. danskefilm.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . vdfkino.de. Retrieved . vdfkino.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Filmová databáze film id → 12637
    Ampas collections film id → W070495
    Sitelink count → 35
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W070495, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 28107
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ César award film id: 28107, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296258212|Pelle le conquérant (#296258212)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8117|César film ID"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1890s
    Production designer → Anna Asp
    Publication date → +1987-12-25T00:00:00Z, +1987-12-26T00:00:00Z, +1988-12-21T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Per Olov Enquist, Bjarne Reuter, Bille August
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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