They thought the world would be theirs.
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
Directed byBille August
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Language
- DA
- Released
- December 21, 1987
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Pelle Hvenegaard
Pelle Karlsson
Max von Sydow
Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand
Erik Paaske
Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath
Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume
Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye
Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen
Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist
Anna - Stengården Maid
Karen Wegener
Madam Olsen
Sofie Gråbøl
Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece
- Directed by
- Bille August
- Written by
- Per Olov Enquist
Bille August - Produced by
- Per Holst
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