
Pelle the Conqueror(1987)
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.



Meryl Streep
Clara del Valle Trueba

Glenn Close
Ferula Trueba

Jeremy Irons
Esteban Trueba

Winona Ryder
Blanca Trueba

Antonio Banderas
Pedro Tercero Gareia

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Severo del Valle

María Conchita Alonso
Transito Soto

Vincent Gallo
Esteban García

Jan Niklas
Count Jean de Satigny

Joaquín Martínez
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