Bille August
Directing
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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Known For
The Count of Monte Cristo
2025 · TV
Klovn
2005 · TV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · TV
The House of the Spirits
1993 · Movie
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 · Movie
Les Misérables
1998 · Movie
The Guldbagge Awards
1981 · TV
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Movie
The Chinese Widow
2017 · Movie
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 · Movie
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 · Movie
Meyerheim & stjernerne
2018 · TV