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{{short description|1987 film directed by Bille August}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Pelle the Conqueror
| image          = Pelle original.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Original Swedish poster
| director       = [[Bille August]]
| producer       = [[Per Holst]]
| screenplay     = Bille August<br />[[Per Olov Enquist]]<br />[[Bjarne Reuter]]<br />[[Max Lundgren]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Pelle the Conqueror (novel)|Pelle Erobreren]]''|[[Martin Andersen Nexø]]}}
| starring       = [[Max von Sydow]]<br />[[Pelle Hvenegaard]]<br />[[Erik Paaske]]<br />[[Björn Granath|Bjørn Granath]]
| music          = [[Stefan Nilsson (composer)|Stefan Nilsson]]
| cinematography = Jörgen Persson
| editing        = Janus Billeskov Jansen
| studio         = [[Odyssey Entertainment]]<br />[[Svensk Filmindustri]]<br />[[Per Holst|Per Holst Filmproduktion]]
| distributor    = Svensk Filmindustri {{small|(Sweden)}}<br />Kærne Film {{small|(Denmark)}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|1987|12|25}}
| runtime        = 157 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelle Erobreren |url=https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/pelle-erobreren |work=[[Det Danske Filminstitut]] |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814210017/https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/pelle-erobreren |url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = Denmark<br />Sweden<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/311517 |title=Pelle Erobreren (1987) |date=5 September 2016 |work=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802014946/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/311517 |archive-date=2 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| language       = [[Scanian dialect|Scanian]]<br />Danish<br />Swedish
| budget         = $4.5&nbsp;million<ref name="Russell">{{Cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-19/features/8901150161_1_pelle-hvenegaard-lasse-karlsson-conqueror |title=Great Expectations at Heart Of Oscar-nominated Film |last=Russell |first=Candice |date=19 March 1989 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916140112/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-19/features/8901150161_1_pelle-hvenegaard-lasse-karlsson-conqueror |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| gross          = $2,053,931<ref name="Mojo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pelletheconqueror.htm |title=Pelle the Conqueror |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917114829/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pelletheconqueror.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''''Pelle the Conqueror''''' ({{langx|da|'''Pelle Erobreren'''}}, {{langx|sv|'''Pelle Erövraren'''}}) is a 1987 [[epic film]] co-written and directed by [[Bille August]], based upon the 1910 novel of the [[Pelle the Conqueror (novel)|same name]] by Danish writer [[Martin Andersen Nexø]]. The film tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves. It stars [[Pelle Hvenegaard]] as the young Pelle, with [[Max von Sydow]] as his father, and also features [[Axel Strøbye]] and [[Astrid Villaume]].

A co-production of Denmark and Sweden, August chose to adapt ''Boyhood'', the first part of Nexø's novel, seeking to make an epic and citing the novel's status as essential reading in Denmark. Pelle Hvenegaard was 11 when he was cast, after some 3,000 children auditioned. Like many other boys in Denmark, he was named by his family for the novel's eponymous character.

The film screened at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]] and [[New York Film Festival]]. It was critically acclaimed, winning the [[Palme d'Or]] and the 1988 [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], and numerous other honours.

==Plot==
In the late 1850s, the elderly emigrant Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle reach the Danish island of [[Bornholm]] after leaving [[Skåne County]], in southern Sweden, following the death of the boy's mother. Lasse finds it difficult to secure work, given his advanced age and Pelle's youth. They are forced to toil at a large farm, where they are generally mistreated by the managers.

The managers work under the tyrannical Kongstrup, who has a history of affairs with female employees, resulting in illegitimate children. Among such children is Rud, who befriends Pelle and helps him learn [[Danish language|Danish]]. Eventually, Pelle becomes more confident and begins attending school, though he is still [[Ethnic discrimination|discriminated]] against as a foreigner. Pelle also befriends the Swedish worker Erik, who is constantly harassed for alleged sloth. Erik shares his dream of visiting America, China, and "[[Negroland]]" with Pelle, aiming to "conquer" the world. Rud runs away after poor performance at school, but Pelle begins to excel.

After Kongstrup impregnates Mrs. Kongstrup's visiting niece Miss Sine, his wife castrates him for his abuses. Lasse begins an affair with Mrs. Olsen, believed to be a widow since her husband has not returned from a long sea voyage. Pelle is teased at school for his father's affair.

At the farm, Erik is injured and disabled after attempting to lead a revolt against management. Mrs. Olsen's husband returns from his voyage, and Lasse is overcome with depression and alcoholism. The two appeal to the Kongstrups for aid against their harassment. Mrs. Kongstrup offers support, but her husband remains silent. Pelle receives a promotion but, after witnessing Erik forced from the farm, vows to leave. Lasse initially resolves to go with him, before deciding he is too old to travel. He sends Pelle alone into the world.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|* [[Max von Sydow]] as Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson
* [[Pelle Hvenegaard]] as Pelle Karlsson
* [[Erik Paaske]] as Foreman
* [[Björn Granath]] as Erik
* [[Astrid Villaume]] as Mrs. Kongstrup
* [[Axel Strøbye]] as Kongstrup
* Troels Asmussen as Rud
* Kristina Törnqvist as Anna
* Karen Wegener as Mrs. Olsen
* [[Sofie Gråbøl]] as Miss Sine
* [[Lars Simonsen]] as Niels Køller
* [[Buster Larsen]] as Ole Køller
* [[John Wittig]] as Schoolteacher
* [[Thure Lindhardt]] as Nilen
}}

==Production==

===Development===
[[File:Bille August.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Bille August]] co-adapted and directed ''Pelle the Conqueror'' out of an ambition to make an [[epic film]].]]
The film, based on the 1910 novel of the [[Pelle the Conqueror (novel)|same name]] by [[Martin Andersen Nexø]], was a [[Co-production (filmmaking)|co-production]] by Danish and Swedish companies. As the story had both Danish and Swedish elements, cooperation between producers in both countries had practical benefit.{{sfn|Hjort|2010|p=16}}

The screenplay, by director [[Bille August]], [[Per Olov Enquist]], [[Max Lundgren]], and [[Bjarne Reuter]], adapted only the first ''Boyhood'' part of Nexø's four-volume work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/ipelle-the-conquerori-conquered-at-cannesand-at-th-101616 |title=Pelle The Conqueror conquered at Cannes—and at the Oscars and Golden Globes |last=Dowd |first=A.A. |date=15 August 2013 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916235454/http://www.avclub.com/article/ipelle-the-conquerori-conquered-at-cannesand-at-th-101616 |url-status=live}}</ref> August decided to film the novel, considered essential reading in Denmark, and he wanted to make an [[epic film]].<ref name="Russell" />

For the title role, [[Pelle Hvenegaard]], who was 11, was cast after August and the crew auditioned 3,000 children. August decided on Hvenegaard, who he said demonstrated concentration, patience and self-control.<ref name="Russell" /> The boy was coincidentally named after the character in Nexø's book, as are many boys in Denmark, given the decades-long popularity of the book.<ref name="Ebert">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pelle-the-conqueror-1989 |title=Pelle the Conqueror |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=3 March 1989 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=Rogerebert.com |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603072212/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pelle-the-conqueror-1989 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
The film marked the first collaboration between production designer [[Anna Asp]], who had previously worked on ''[[Offret]]'' (1986), and August, who had attended a [[Stockholm]] school of photography with her.{{sfn|Ettedgui|1999|p=109}} Asp said that in designing the house seen in ''Pelle the Conqueror'', she wanted to evoke a prison, and thus built the walls and painted them black and white.{{sfn|Ettedgui|1999|p=114}}

Filming took place for nearly six months. Its budget of $4.5&nbsp;million, secured from the Danish and Swedish film institutes, made it one of the most costly films made in the Scandinavian countries.<ref name="Russell" />

==Release==
The film was screened in the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] in May 1988, and subsequently at the [[New York Film Festival]] in September 1988.<ref name="Canby">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEED6153DF933A0575AC0A96E948260? |title=Film Festival; Von Sydow as a Father In 'Pelle the Conqueror' |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=30 September 1988 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=15 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915165022/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DEED6153DF933A0575AC0A96E948260%3F |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's awards attracted the attention of foreign distributors, with [[Miramax]] releasing it in the United States.{{sfn|Elkington|2005|p=36}}

Buoyed by the [[Academy Award]] recognition,{{sfn|Elkington|2005|p=36}} ''Pelle the Conqueror'' grossed  $2,053,931 in North America,<ref name="Mojo" /> a "respectable" figure for a foreign film.{{sfn|Elkington|2005|p=36}} The film had a re-release at [[Golden West College]] in Los Angeles in March 1993.<ref name="Smith">{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-11-ol-997-story.html |title=Humor and Dignity Ease Pain of 'Pelle' |last=Smith |first=Mark Chalon |date=11 March 1993 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917140421/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-11/news/ol-997_1_pelle-hvenegaard |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
[[File:Max von Sydow 1992.jpg|upright|150px|thumb|[[Max von Sydow]]'s performance received positive reviews, earning him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].]]
''Pelle the Conqueror'' was released to critical acclaim in the U.S.{{sfn|Elkington|2005|p=36}} [[Roger Ebert]] gave it three and a half stars, comparing it to [[Jan Troell]]'s ''[[The Emigrants (film)|The Emigrants]]'' (1971), saying [[Max von Sydow]]'s Oscar nomination was "well deserved" and the novice [[Pelle Hvenegaard]] "never steps wrong."<ref name="Ebert" /> Vincent Canby, writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', called it "a vividly re-created, minutely detailed panorama of a particular time," and said it was a "scandal" that Von Sydow did not win [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at Cannes.<ref name="Canby" /> [[Peter Travers]], writing for ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', said that Von Sydow exhibited "wrenching simplicity and power," but the film "is maddeningly mediocre."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20119328,00.html |title=Picks and Pans Review: Pelle the Conqueror |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=January 16, 1989 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]], Vol. 31 No. 2 |archive-date=22 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922232026/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20119328,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Swedish director [[Ingmar Bergman]] told August he saw the film seven times, subsequently choosing August to direct the film ''[[The Best Intentions]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/08/09/with-best-intentions/ |title=With 'Best Intentions' |last=Blair |first=Iain |date=9 August 1992 |access-date=20 September 2016 |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214033536/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-08-09/entertainment/9203110883_1_fanny-and-alexander-henrik-bergman-oscar-winning-danish-director |url-status=live}}</ref>

Mark Chalon Smith, writing in ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' in 1993, praised the film as faithful to the novel and said "Cinematographer [[Jorgen Persson (cinematographer)|Jorgen Persson]] ... captures several memorable images of the starkly beautiful Danish terrain."<ref name="Smith" /> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' wrote "Despite occasional lapses into sentimentality, the film is saved by its performances and its uncluttered depiction of harsh impoverished lives," particularly praising von Sydow.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/pelle-the-conqueror-1 |title=Pelle the Conqueror |last=CM |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |archive-date=21 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821075354/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/pelle-the-conqueror-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, ''The New York Times'' placed the film on its list of "the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html |title=The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made |year=2004 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=29 March 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050329013532/http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Sarah Lutton, writing for the [[British Film Institute]], named ''Pelle the Conqueror'' one of "10 great Danish films" and called Von Sydow "extraordinary."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-danish-films |title=10 great Danish films |last=Lutton |first=Sarah |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[British Film Institute]] |archive-date=5 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905063817/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-danish-films |url-status=live}}</ref> Von Sydow later also called it "a very beautiful film."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/02/max-von-sydow-q-a-extremely-loud-incredibly-close-best-supporting-actor |title=Max von Sydow on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and His Secret Dream Project |last=Smith |first=Krista |date=February 2012 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |archive-date=13 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413085546/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/02/max-von-sydow-q-a-extremely-loud-incredibly-close-best-supporting-actor |url-status=live}}</ref> The film holds an 84% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 25 reviews.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|pelle_the_conqueror|Pelle the Conqueror}}</ref>

===Accolades===
''Pelle the Conqueror'' won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/299/year/1988.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Pelle the Conqueror |access-date=27 July 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910205700/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/299/year/1988.html |archive-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film also won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], 1988;<ref name="Oscars1989">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners |access-date=20 August 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html |url-status=live}}</ref> it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after ''[[Babette's Feast]]''.{{sfn|Hjort|2007|p=23}} The Oscars ceremony also marked Max von Sydow's first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/hammond-stellar-work-by-veterans-may-keep-upstarts-out-of-oscars-supporting-actor-race-202784/ |title=Oscars: Stellar Work By Veterans May Keep Upstarts Out Of Supporting Actor Race |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=5 September 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916062539/http://deadline.com/2011/12/hammond-stellar-work-by-veterans-may-keep-upstarts-out-of-oscars-supporting-actor-race-202784/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award]]s
| rowspan="2" | [[61st Academy Awards|29 March 1989]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Max von Sydow]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="Oscars1989" />
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| [[Denmark]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| rowspan="1" | [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|11 March 1990]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Film Not in the English Language]]
| [[Per Holst]] and Bille August
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1990/film/film-not-in-the-english-language |title=Film Not in the English Language in 1990 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |archive-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404131704/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1990/film/film-not-in-the-english-language |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Bodil Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | 1988
| [[Bodil Award for Best Danish Film|Best Danish Film]]
| Bille August
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1988-2/ |title=1988 Årets vindere |access-date=6 September 2016 |work=Bodil Prisen |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013193015/http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1988-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
| Max von Sydow
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Björn Granath]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Karen Wegener
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1" | [[1988 Cannes Film Festival|11 – 23 May 1988]]
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| rowspan="2" | Bille August
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref name="festival-cannes.com" />
|-
! scope="row"| [[César Awards]]
| rowspan="1" | [[14th César Awards|4 March 1989]]
| Best Film of the European Community
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-37988/palmares/ |title=Pelle Le Conquérant |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[AlloCiné]] |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917204844/http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-37988/palmares/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[European Film Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | [[1st European Film Awards|1988]]
| [[European Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Per Holst
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/European-Film-Awards-Winners-1988.85.0.html |title=European Film Awards 1988 |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[European Film Academy]] |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105609/https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/European-Film-Awards-Winners-1988.85.0.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Max von Sydow
| {{won}}
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Björn Granath
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Young Actor/Actress
| [[Pelle Hvenegaard]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]]
| rowspan="1" | [[46th Golden Globe Awards|28 January 1989]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ''Pelle the Conqueror''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/pelle-conqueror |title=Pelle The Conqueror |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |archive-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129144032/https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/pelle-conqueror |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Guldbagge Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[23rd Guldbagge Awards|1 February 1988]]
| [[Guldbagge Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| Per Holst
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref name="23rdGuldbagge">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=15913&iv=Awards |title=Pelle Erobreren (1987) |publisher=Swedish Film Institute |date=15 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113054432/http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?itemid=15913&type=MOVIE&iv=Awards |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]
| Max von Sydow
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[National Board of Review]]
| rowspan="1" | [[National Board of Review Awards 1988|27 February 1989]]
| Top Foreign Films
| rowspan="2" |  ''Pelle the Conqueror''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1988/ |title=1988 Award Winners |access-date=5 September 2016 |work=[[National Board of Review]] |archive-date=21 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321091708/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1988/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Young Artist Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[10th Youth in Film Awards|6 May 1989]]
| Best Foreign Film
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms10.htm |title=Tenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1987-1988 |access-date=5 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812031043/http://youngartistawards.org/pastnoms10.htm |archive-date=12 August 2016 |work=[[Young Artist Awards]] |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| Best Young Actor in a Foreign Film
| Pelle Hvenegaard
| {{won}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
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|title = Awards for ''Pelle the Conqueror''
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{{AcademyAwardBestForeignLanguageFilm 1981–2000}}
{{Bodil Award for Best Danish Film}}
{{Palme d'Or}}
{{Danish submission for Academy Awards}}
{{Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1965–1989}}
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{{Robert Award for Best Danish Film}}
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[[Category:1980s coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:1987 drama films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Danish Film Robert Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Film Guldbagge Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners]]
[[Category:Danish coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:Danish Culture Canon]]
[[Category:1980s Danish-language films]]
[[Category:Films about race and ethnicity]]
[[Category:Films based on Danish novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bille August]]
[[Category:Films set in Denmark]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1890s]]
[[Category:Films shot in Denmark]]
[[Category:Palme d'Or winners]]
[[Category:Swedish coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:1980s Swedish-language films]]
[[Category:1987 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Danish multilingual films]]
[[Category:Swedish multilingual films]]
[[Category:1980s Swedish films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Per Olov Enquist]]