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Born:
1948-11-09

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Credits:
7 Total Roles

Bille August

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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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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2023 Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard MOVIE Self
2022 Dansk films bedste TV Sig selv
2018 Meyerheim & stjernerne TV Sig selv
2017 mig og 60erne TV Self
2005 Klovn TV Bille
1989 Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood MOVIE Self
1981 The Guldbagge Awards TV Self

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