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Bille August

Director • Born 1948

Bille August

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About

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.

Known for

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles posterThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeries • 1992Klovn posterKlovnSeries • 2005The Count of Monte Cristo posterThe Count of Monte CristoSeries • 2025The House of the Spirits posterThe House of the SpiritsMovie • 1993Les Misérables posterLes MisérablesMovie • 1998The Kiss posterThe KissMovie • 2022The Best Intentions posterThe Best IntentionsMovie • 1992Night Train to Lisbon posterNight Train to LisbonMovie • 2013The Chinese Widow posterThe Chinese WidowMovie • 2017Pelle the Conqueror posterPelle the ConquerorMovie • 198755 Steps poster55 StepsMovie • 2018To Each His Own Cinema posterTo Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007Smilla's Sense of Snow posterSmilla's Sense of SnowMovie • 1997Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction posterEhrengard: The Art of SeductionMovie • 2023A Fortunate Man posterA Fortunate ManMovie • 2018Silent Heart posterSilent HeartMovie • 2014Marie Kroyer posterMarie KroyerMovie • 2012A Song for Martin posterA Song for MartinMovie • 2001Goodbye Bafana posterGoodbye BafanaMovie • 2007Return to Sender posterReturn to SenderMovie • 2004The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid posterThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidMovie • 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence posterThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceMovie • 1999Twist and Shout posterTwist and ShoutMovie • 1984Zappa posterZappaMovie • 1983