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Bille August

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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Born:
Nov 9, 1948 In Brede, Denmark
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the series The Guldbagge Awards 1981-10-30
Latest Project:
Movie Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard 2023-09-14
Known For
Poster of Dansk films bedste
Poster of Meyerheim & stjernerne
Poster of mig og 60erne
Poster of Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
Filmography
Movie Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard Self 2023-09-14
Series Dansk films bedste Self 2022-03-02
Series Meyerheim & stjernerne Self 2018-02-19
Series mig og 60erne 2017-03-15
Movie Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood Self 1989-01-01
Series The Guldbagge Awards Self 1981-10-30