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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Movie
The House of the Spirits
Screenplay
1993
Movie
Les Misérables
Director
1998
Movie
Night Train to Lisbon
Director
2013
Movie
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director
1997
Movie
The Chinese Widow
Director
2017
Movie
Return to Sender
Director
2004
Movie
A Fortunate Man
Director
2018
Movie
55 Steps
Director
2018
Movie
Pelle the Conqueror
Director
1987
TV
The Count of Monte Cristo
Creator
2025
Movie
Goodbye Bafana
Director
2007
Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007