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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 10/24/2006 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Swedish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Studio: Trinity Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age See Also: Pelle the Conqueror, Pelle the Conqueror

Long but rewarding, the Danish-Swedish Pelle the Conqueror is based on the early passages of Martin Andersen Nexoe's four-volume novel. Pelle (Pelle Hvengaard) is the son of a 19th-century Swedish farmer (Max Von Sydow). Seeking escape from their poverty-stricken surroundings, father and son emigrate to Denmark. Upon arrival, however, they are treated like indentured servants, leading to a profound ideological turnaround for the impressionable Pelle. In the original novel, Pelle ended up embracing Communism. Nexo's political overtones are soft-pedalled in the film, which concentrates on the close, indestructable relationship between Pelle and his father. Adapted for the screen by Bille August, Pelle the Conqueror won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Max von Sydow - Pappa Lasse
Pelle Hvenegaard - Pelle the Conqueror
Erik Paaske - Farm Foreman
Bjorn Granath - Farmhand Erik
Axel Ströbye - Kongstrup