“Pelle the Conqueror”
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Other titles:
“Pelle Erobreren”
“Pelle Erövraren”
Production year: 1986
Language: Denmark
Directed by
Bille August

Writing credits
Martin Andersen Nexø (novel)
Bille August
Per Olov Enquist
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Max Lundgren (translation)
Bjarne Reuter

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Pelle Hvenegaard .... Pelle the Conqueror
Max von Sydow .... Lassefar
Erik Paaske .... Farm Foreman
Björn Granath .... Farmhand Erik
Morten Jørgensen .... Trainee
Astrid Villaume .... Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye .... Kongstrup
Troels Asmussen .... Rud
Kristina Törnqvist .... Anna
Karen Wegener .... Mrs. Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl .... Miss Sine
Lars Simonsen .... Niels Køller
Buster Larsen .... Ole Køller
John Wittig .... Schoolteacher
Troels Munk (I) .... The Doctor
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen .... The Clergyman
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson .... Sow
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum .... Karna
Vilhelm Weber
Merete Holst Hansen
Mogens Dester (II)
Tine Stochholm
Finn Knygberg
Inge Marie From
Henrik Hansen (I)
Jytte Strandberg
Jørgen Hansen
Nina Christoffersen
Finn Olsen
Lone Svendsen
Thyge Andersen
Birthe Jensen (II) (as Birte Jensen)
Henning Franck Hansen
Thomas Hansen
Lars Petersen (II)
Karen Bjørkøe
Espen Hegnet Knudsen
Sascha Lystrup Andersen
Jeppe Nicolaisen
Rikke Hacke
Oliver Grumme
Henriette Nielsen
Benjamin Holck Henriksen .... Henrik Bodker
Henriette Nolsøe
Thure Lindhardt .... Nilen
Ingeborg Holten
David Heilman (II)
Daniel Roosen (II)
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Kurt Frederiksen .... Fisker (uncredited)

Produced by
Per Holst (I) .... producer

Original music by
Stefan Nilsson

Cinematography by
Jörgen Persson (I)

Film Editing by
Janus Billeskov Jansen

Production Design by
Anna Asp

Costume Design by
Kicki Ilander
Gitte Kolvig
Birthe Qualmann

Makeup Department
Malin Birch-Jensen .... assistant makeup artist
Kaj Grönberg .... makeup artist
Grethe Holleufer .... assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Lars Kolvig .... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tove Berg .... assistant director
Mads Egmont Christensen .... second assistant director

Art Department
Ole Bachmann .... carpenter
Ivar Baungaard .... property master
Jan Eriksson (I) .... carpenter (as Jan-Erik Eriksson)
Magnus Magnusson (II) .... property master
Thorkil Slebsager .... property master
Leif Stoltze .... carpenter
Bengt Svedberg .... carpenter

Sound Department
Janne Hansson .... music recordist
Lars Lund .... sound
Jérôme Lévy (I) .... foley artist
Niels Arild Nielsen .... sound

Special Effects by
Claus Bjerre .... special effects
Michael Kvium .... special effects
Kristian Lund .... special effects
Lasse Spang Olsen .... special effects

Other crew
Jens Arnoldus .... location manager
Søren Berthelin .... assistant camera
Camilla Bertilsson .... child minder
Ditte Christiansen .... production assistant
Jan Guldbrandsen .... lighting
Kent Högberg .... lighting manager
Rolf Konow .... still photographer
Rolf Lindström .... camera operator
Vibeke Mathiesen .... production secretary
Stine Monty .... script supervisor
Lisbet Nielsen .... assistant editor
Michael Frank Nielsen .... color timer
Eg Norre .... grip
Majken Rude Nørup .... caterer
Martin Schmidt (III) .... synchronization
Fritz Schrøder .... camera operator: second unit
Nanna Simonsen .... caterer
Otto Stenov .... grip (as Otto Stenow)
Jacob Sylvest .... runner
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