20th Century Fox (1987)
Drama | Foreign
Denmark | English | Color | 02:23
Twelve year old Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard) travels with his widower father (Max von Sydow) to Denmark from their native Sweden because they need to find gainful employment. However, they have a lot of trouble finding jobs because Pelle is too young, while his father is over age 50 and thought to be too old. They also face prejudice because of where they have come from. Pelle is bullied at school as well, but his father does not help him and turns to alcohol for relief from stress. Pelle realizes that he will have to be the strong one so that they can survive.
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Pelle Hvenegaard | Pelle |
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Max von Sydow | Lassefar |
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Erik Paaske | Forvalter |
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Björn Granath | Erik |
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Astrid Villaume | Fru Kongstrup |
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Axel Strøbye | Kongstrup |
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Troels Asmussen | Rud |
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Kristina Tornqvist | Anna |
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Karen Wegener | Madam Olsen |
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Sofie Gråbøl | Jomfru Sine |
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Lars Simonsen | Niels Køller |
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Buster Larsen | Ole Køller |
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John Wittig | Skolelærer |
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Troels Munk | Læge |
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Nis Bank-Mikkelsen | Præst |
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Lena-Pia Bernhardsson | Soen |
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Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum | Karna |
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Vilhelm Weber | Karl på Stengården |
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Merete Holst Hansen | Pige på Stengården |
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Mogens Dester | Karl på Stengården |
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Tine Stochholm | Pige på Stengården |
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Finn Knygberg | Karl på Stengården |
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Inge Marie From | Pige på Stengården |
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Henrik Hansen | Karl på Stengården |
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Jytte Strandberg | Pige på Stengården |
| Director | Bille August |
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| Writer | Martin Andersen Nexø, Bille August, Per Olov Enquist, Bjarne Reuter | |
| Producer | Per Holst | |
| Musician | Stefan Nilsson | |
| Photography | Jörgen Persson | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Regions | Region 2 |