Bille August

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

7

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-11-09 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Bille August

Biography

Bille August  (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997. His son Anders August is a screenwriter.

Known For

Klovn
8.5%

Klovn

Feb 7, 2005

TGA
5.5%

The Guldbagge Awards

Oct 30, 1981

Dansk films bedste
7.0%

Dansk films bedste

Mar 2, 2022

mig og 60erne
0.0%

mig og 60erne

Mar 15, 2017

Meyerheim & stjernerne
0.0%

Meyerheim & stjernerne

Feb 19, 2018

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Camera

1981
The Grass Is Singing as Director of Photography
1980
Thomas - A Child Out of Reach as Camera Operator
1977
Christiania as Camera Operator
1977
Hemåt i natten as Director of Photography

Creator

2025
The Count of Monte Cristo as Creator
2018
A Fortunate Man as Creator
1997
Jerusalem as Creator
1984
Buster's World as Creator

Crew

1982
Sova Räv as Cinematography
1978
Men Can't Be Raped as Cinematography

Directing

Me, You as Director
2025
The Count of Monte Cristo as Director
2023
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction as Director
2022
The Kiss as Director
2021
The Pact as Director
2018
A Fortunate Man as Director
2018
A Fortunate Man as Director
2018
55 Steps as Director
2017
The Chinese Widow as Director
2014
Silent Heart as Director
2013
Night Train to Lisbon as Director
2012
Marie Kroyer as Director
2007
To Each His Own Cinema as Director
2007
Goodbye Bafana as Director
2004
Return to Sender as Director
2001
A Song for Martin as Director
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid as Director
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence as Director
1998
Les Misérables as Director
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow as Director
1996
Jerusalem as Director
1993
The House of the Spirits as Director
1992
The Best Intentions as Director
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Director
1991
The Best Intentions as Director
1987
Pelle the Conqueror as Director
1984
Twist and Shout as Director
1984
Busters verden as Director
1983
May as Director
1983
Zappa as Director
1978
In My Life as Director

Writing

2025
The Count of Monte Cristo as Screenplay
2022
The Kiss as Writer
2018
A Fortunate Man as Screenplay
2018
A Fortunate Man as Writer
2018
A Fortunate Man as Screenplay
2001
A Song for Martin as Writer
1996
Jerusalem as Writer
1993
The House of the Spirits as Screenplay
1987
Pelle the Conqueror as Screenplay
1984
Twist and Shout as Writer
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Bille August