Pelle the Conqueror
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Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish-Swedish drama film about a Swedish father and son who emigrate to Denmark in search of a better life, renowned for its powerful performances and its Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pelle the Conqueror canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pelle the Conqueror Context triple: [Max von Sydow, notableWork, Pelle the Conqueror]
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A.
Pelle
Pelle is a central character in the horror film "Midsommar," serving as the Swedish friend who invites the protagonists to his remote ancestral commune.
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B.
The Lion of the North
The Lion of the North is the famous martial nickname of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, celebrated as a brilliant Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War.
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C.
Lavransdatter
Lavransdatter is the patronymic surname of Kristin, the protagonist of Sigrid Undset’s classic Norwegian historical novel trilogy set in medieval Norway.
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D.
Körkarlen
Körkarlen is a 1912 novel by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf that blends supernatural elements with moral and social themes, famously inspiring Victor Sjöström’s classic 1921 silent film adaptation "The Phantom Carriage."
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E.
Nordens Guder
Nordens Guder is a major Romantic-era poetic work that retells and dramatizes Norse mythology by the Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pelle the Conqueror Target entity description: Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish-Swedish drama film about a Swedish father and son who emigrate to Denmark in search of a better life, renowned for its powerful performances and its Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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A.
Pelle
Pelle is a central character in the horror film "Midsommar," serving as the Swedish friend who invites the protagonists to his remote ancestral commune.
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B.
The Lion of the North
The Lion of the North is the famous martial nickname of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, celebrated as a brilliant Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War.
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C.
Lavransdatter
Lavransdatter is the patronymic surname of Kristin, the protagonist of Sigrid Undset’s classic Norwegian historical novel trilogy set in medieval Norway.
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D.
Körkarlen
Körkarlen is a 1912 novel by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf that blends supernatural elements with moral and social themes, famously inspiring Victor Sjöström’s classic 1921 silent film adaptation "The Phantom Carriage."
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E.
Nordens Guder
Nordens Guder is a major Romantic-era poetic work that retells and dramatizes Norse mythology by the Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardsYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Palme d’Or ⓘ
surface form:
Palme d'Or
Robert Award for Best Danish Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pelle the Conqueror (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Martin Andersen Nexø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CannesFilmFestivalYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jörgen Persson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| director | Bille August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Nordisk Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Janus Billeskov Jansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lasse Karlsson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelle Karlsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stefan Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Bornholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of migrant laborers in Denmark
ⓘ
powerful performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Danish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Pelle erobreren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PalmeDorStatus | winner ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Swedish father and son emigrate to Denmark seeking a better life and work on a farm under harsh conditions. ⓘ |
| producer | Per Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Per Holst Film
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtime | 157 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bille August
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janus Billeskov Jansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Astrid Villaume
NERFINISHED
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Björn Granath NERFINISHED ⓘ Erik Paaske NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelle Hvenegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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emigration ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ |
| title | Pelle the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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