Pelle the Conqueror (UK)
A film by Bille August
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 150 mins
Retail Price: £17.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Winner of the Adademy Award for best Foreign Picture, this epic drama about human resilience stars the hypnotic Max Von Sydow as a poor, but never downtrodden widower who emigrates with his young son, Pelle, from the economically depressed Sweden to Denmark at the turn of the century.
His illusory quest for the good life leads only to a straw bed in the cold barn of a brutally insensitive farmer. The story centres around the close relationship between the father and son as they attempt to live a happy life amid the oppression. As a hopeful Pelle grows older, he wants to see more of the world and sets out on his own, full of questions and a need to know and conquer...
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Photo Library
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English
Directed By:
Bille August
Written By:
Bjarne Reuter
Martin Andersen Nexö
Max Lundgren
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Per Olov Enquist
Bille August
Starring:
Astrid Villaume
Björn Granath
Erik Paaske
Max Von Sydow
Pelle Hvenegaard
Soundtrack By:
Stefan Nilsson
Director of Photography:
Jörgen Persson
Editor:
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Costume Designer:
Birthe Qualmann
Gitte Kolvig
Kicki Ilander
Production Designer:
Anna Asp
Producer:
Per Holst
Distributor:
Digital Entertainment
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