Biography

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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Klovn

2005Series
8.5
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The Guldbagge Awards

1981Series
5.5
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Meyerheim & stjernerne

2018Series0
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Dansk films bedste

2022Series
7.0
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Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

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Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard

2023Film
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mig og 60erne

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