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.


Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
They thought the world would be theirs.
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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
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