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1987 | DIRECTED BY BILLE AUGUST

Pelle the Conqueror

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Movie Stats
Year
1987
Runtime
 157 minutes (2 hrs 37 mins)
Certificates

15

PG-13

11

12

M
Select Cast
Pelle Hvenegaard
Max von Sydow
Erik Paaske
Bjorn Granath
Astrid Villaume
Axel Strobye
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
29th Jun 2025
Last viewed:
1st Jan 2026
Total views:
32
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st December 1988
37 years 25 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
25th December 1987
38 years 21 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
26th December 1987
38 years 20 days ago
France release date
 France
2nd November 1988
37 years 2 months 13 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
22nd December 1988
37 years 24 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
23rd February 1989
36 years 10 months 20 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $49.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
12,771 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 21st Dec '88
  • Debut weekend: 23rd Dec '88
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $49.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 8
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
bille august Bille August
Starring
Pelle HvenegaardPelle
Max von SydowLassefar
Erik PaaskeForvalter
Bjorn GranathErik
Astrid VillaumeFru Kongstrup
Axel StrobyeKongstrup
Troels AsmussenRud
Kristina TornqvistAnna
Karen WegenerMadam Olsen
Sofie GrabolJomfru Sine
Lars SimonsenNiels Koller
Buster LarsenOle Koller
John WittigSkolelærer
Troels MunkLæge
Nis Bank-MikkelsenPræst
Lena-Pia BernhardssonSoen
Anna Lise Hirsch BjerrumKarna
Vilhelm WeberKarl pa Stengarden
Merete Holst HansenPige pa Stengarden
Mogens DesterKarl pa Stengarden
Tine StochholmPige pa Stengarden
Finn KnygbergKarl pa Stengarden
Inge Marie FromPige pa Stengarden
Henrik HansenKarl pa Stengarden
Jytte StrandbergPige pa Stengarden
Jorgen HansenKarl pa Stengarden
Nina ChristoffersenPige pa Stengarden
Finn OlsenKarl pa Stengarden
Lone SvendsenPige pa Stengarden
Thyge AndersenKarl pa Stengarden
Birthe JensenPige pa Stengarden
Henning Franck HansenSkoleelev
Thomas HansenSkoleelev
Lars PetersenSkoleelev
Karen BjorkoeSkoleelev
Espen Hegnet KnudsenSkoleelev
Sascha Lystrup AndersenSkoleelev
Jeppe NicolaisenSkoleelev
Rikke HackeSkoleelev
Oliver GrummeSkoleelev
Henriette NielsenSkoleelev
Benjamin Holk HenriksenSkoleelev
Henriette NolsoeSkoleelev
Thure LindhardtSkoleelev
Ingeborg HoltenSkoleelev
David HeilmanSkoleelev
Daniel RoosenSkoleelev
Kurt Frederiksen
uncredited
Fisker
Morten Jorgensen
uncredited
Landbrugselev
ADVERTISMENT
1987-12-25
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
8
Total US Gross:
$49,935
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 Dec 1988
16N
$49,935
$49,935
24 Feb 2017
77N
$1,676
$1,676
3 Mar 2017
93▼
$862
$4,574
10 Mar 2017
107▼
$27
$5,003
17 Mar 2017
91▲
$974
$6,662
24 Mar 2017
96▼
$353
$8,718
31 Mar 2017
100▼
$49
$8,767
21 Apr 2017
105N
$329
$9,567

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
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Pelle the Conqueror
37297
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Genres
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
Pelle the Conqueror (1987) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama  IMDb Thu, 31st December 2015

Pelle the Conqueror movie review (1989)  Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017

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Pelle The Conqueror Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Danish Filmmaker Per Holst, Who Produced Movies for Lars von Trier and Others, Dies at 86  The Hollywood Reporter Sun, 24th August 2025

Pelle the Conqueror  Trailers From Hell Tue, 16th May 2017

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