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Bille August

Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer / Photographer | * 11/09/1948 (75) | Brede (Denmark)
Bille August RD (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed contemporary Danish filmmakers. August's 1987 film Pelle the Conqueror won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. He is one of only ten directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in 1992 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. His filmography includes The House of the Spirits, based on the novel by Isabel Allende; Smilla's Sense of Snow; Les Misérables; Night Train to Lisbon, Silent Hea..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

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 S ...

Pelle the Conqueror

Certification unknown

1987 | 3.7/5 | 2h 37min
Drama
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The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela. ...

Goodbye Bafana

FSK: 6+ years

2007 | 3.4/5 | 1h 55min
History, Drama
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A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America. ...

The House of the Spirits

FSK: 12+ years

1993 | 3.5/5 | 2h 20min
Romance / Love, Drama
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Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revo ...

Les Misérables

FSK: 12+ years

1998 | 3.6/5 | 2h 14min
Crime, Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Bille August

Lo's Kulturpris The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award Honorary Craftsman Statens Kunstfonds Hædersydelse Den Spillende Faun 2x Palme d'Or Order of the Dannebrog European Film Award for Best Film
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Movies with Bille August as Actor(1)

1989 Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

TV Shows/Series with Bille August as Actor(2)

as himself2022 Dansk films bedste
as himself2018 Meyerheim & stjernerne

Movies with Bille August as Crew(38)

Directing/Director2023 Me, You
Directing/Director2023 Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Directing/Director2022 The Kiss
Writing/Writer2022 The Kiss
Directing/Director2021 The Pact
Directing/Director2018 A Fortunate Man
Writing/Screenplay2018 A Fortunate Man
Directing/Director2018 55 Steps
Directing/Director2017 The Chinese Widow
Directing/Director2014 Silent Heart
Directing/Director2013 Night Train to Lisbon
Directing/Director2012 Marie Kroyer
Directing/Director2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Directing/Director2007 Goodbye Bafana
Directing/Director2004 Return to Sender
Directing/Director2001 A Song for Martin
Writing/Writer2001 A Song for Martin
Directing/Director2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Directing/Director1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Directing/Director1998 Les Misérables
Directing/Director1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow
Directing/Director1996 Jerusalem
Writing/Writer1996 Jerusalem
Directing/Director1993 The House of the Spirits
Writing/Screenplay1993 The House of the Spirits
Directing/Director1992 The Best Intentions
Directing/Director1987 Pelle the Conqueror
Writing/Screenplay1987 Pelle the Conqueror
Directing/Director1984 Twist and Shout
Writing/Writer1984 Twist and Shout
Directing/Director1984 Busters verden
Directing/Director1983 Zappa
Directing/Director1983 May
Camera/Director of Photography1981 The Grass Is Singing
Crew/Cinematography1978 Men Can't Be Raped
Directing/Director1978 In My Life
Camera/Camera Operator1977 Christiania
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Hemåt i natten

TV Shows/Series with Bille August as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2018 A Fortunate Man
Writing/Screenplay2018 A Fortunate Man
Creator/Creator2018 A Fortunate Man
Directing/Director1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
Directing/Director1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Directing/Director1991 The Best Intentions

Full Name: Bille August
Born: Tuesday, 11/09 1948 (November) in Brede (Denmark) (current age: 75 years + 161 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Danish (DA)
Educated at: National Film School of Denmark
Spouses (current/former): Pernilla August, Sara-Marie Maltha, Masja Dessau
Children: Anders August, Alba August, Asta Kamma August, Amaryllis August, Adam August
Bille August frequently works together with these people:
Adam Haskell (18x, Crew)
Janus Billeskov Jansen (11x, Crew)
Jörgen Persson (9x, Crew)
Anna Asp (7x, Crew)
George Lucas (6x, Crew)
Annette Focks (6x, Crew)
Max von Sydow (5x, Actor)
Takeshi Kitano (5x, Actor)
Pernilla August (5x, Actress)
Ben Burtt (5x, Crew)
Greg Latter (5x, Actor)
Jörn Donner (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9153, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024