Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Pelle Erobreren
"They thought the world would be theirs."
ThumbScore
👍 79%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 84%
(RT: 84%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Pelle Hvenegaard as Pelle Karlsson
Erik Paaske as Stengården Foreman
Björn Granath as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker
Astrid Villaume as Mrs. Kongstrup
Axel Strøbye as Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord
Troels Asmussen as Rud - A Boy
Kristina Törnqvist as Anna - Stengården Maid
Is Pelle the Conqueror good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 171 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
