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Status
Released
Release
1987
Runtime
2h 37m
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"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.
50 Cast Members
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
Lars Simonsen
Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children
Buster Larsen
Ole Køller - Nils' Father
John Wittig
Schoolteacher Friis
Troels Munk
Physician
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Priest
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
Karna - Stengården Maid
Morten Jørgensen
Countryman
Erik Frisberg
Public Official
Wilhelm Weber
Stensgården Judge
