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Bille August

Directing · Born November 9, 1948 · Brede, Denmark

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.

Bille August movies and shows

  • Klovn2005
  • The Count of Monte Cristo2025
  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles1992
  • The Guldbagge Awards1981
  • The House of the Spirits1993
  • Les Misérables1998
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow1997
  • Meyerheim & stjernerne2018
  • Night Train to Lisbon2013
  • Dansk films bedste2022
  • To Each His Own Cinema2007
  • The Kiss2022
  • Pelle the Conqueror1987
  • A Fortunate Man2018
  • The Chinese Widow2017
  • The Best Intentions1991
  • Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction2023
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid2000
  • The Best Intentions1992
  • Goodbye Bafana2007
  • 55 Steps2018
  • A Fortunate Man2018
  • The Pact2021
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence1999