Bille August

Bille August

Known for: Directing

Born: November 8, 1948

Bille August  (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Academy Award winning film and television director. His film Pelle the Conqueror from 1987 won the Palme D'or, Academy Award and Golden Globe. He is one of the very few directors to win the Palme D'or twice, winning the prestigious award again in 1991 for The Best Intentions, based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. He was married to Swedish actress Pernilla August from 1991 to 1997. His son Anders August is a screenwriter.

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Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

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Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

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2023 Documentary
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

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Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

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1988 Documentary
mig og 60erne

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mig og 60erne

2017 Documentary
Klovn

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Klovn

Bille

2005 Comedy
The Guldbagge Awards

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The Guldbagge Awards

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1981 Drama
Meyerheim & stjernerne

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Meyerheim & stjernerne

Sig selv

2018 Drama
Dansk films bedste

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TV

Dansk films bedste

Sig selv

2022 Documentary
Goodbye Bafana

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Goodbye Bafana

Director

2007 History
Les Misérables

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Les Misérables

Director

1998 Crime
Pelle the Conqueror

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Pelle the Conqueror

Director

1987 Drama
The House of the Spirits

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The House of the Spirits

Screenplay

1993 Romance
Busters verden

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Busters verden

Director

1984 Family
Twist and Shout

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Twist and Shout

Director

1984 Comedy
Smilla's Sense of Snow

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Smilla's Sense of Snow

Director

1997 Drama
Return to Sender

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Return to Sender

Director

2004 Drama
To Each His Own Cinema

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To Each His Own Cinema

Director

2007 Comedy
The Best Intentions

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The Best Intentions

Director

1992 Drama
A Song for Martin

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A Song for Martin

Director

2001 Drama
Jerusalem

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Jerusalem

Writer

1996 Drama
Marie Kroyer

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Marie Kroyer

Director

2012 Drama
The Grass Is Singing

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The Grass Is Singing

Director of Photography

1981 Drama
Night Train to Lisbon

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Night Train to Lisbon

Director

2013 Mystery
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

Director

2000 Action
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

Director

1999 Action