
157 minutes
12/21/1987
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.

Pelle Hvenegaard
as Pelle Karlsson

Max von Sydow
as Lasse Karlsson - Farmhand

Erik Paaske
as Stengården Foreman

Björn Granath
as Erik - Swedish Farm Worker

Astrid Villaume
as Mrs. Kongstrup

Axel Strøbye
as Kongstrup - Kungsgården Landlord

Troels Asmussen
as Rud - A Boy

Kristina Törnqvist
as Anna - Stengården Maid

Karen Wegener
as Madam Olsen

Sofie Gråbøl
as Miss Sine - Mrs. Kongstrup's Niece

Lars Simonsen
as Nils Køller - Father of Anna's Children

Buster Larsen
as Ole Køller - Nils' Father

John Wittig
as Schoolteacher Friis

Troels Munk
as Physician

Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
as Priest

Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
as 'Suggan' (Soen) - Rud's Mother
Anna Lise Hirsch Bjerrum
as Karna - Stengården Maid
Morten Jørgensen
as Countryman
Erik Frisberg
as Public Official
Wilhelm Weber
as Stensgården Judge
Henrik Hansen
as Gustav - Stengården Farmhand
Thyge Andersen
as Stengården Tailor
Benjamin Holck Henriksen
as Henrik Bødker - Student
Daniel Roosen
as Priest's Son

Thure Lindhardt
as Nilen - Student
Mogens Dester
as Farmhand
Finn Knygberg
as Farmhand

Jørgen Hansen
as Farmhand
Finn Olsen
as Farmhand
Merete Holst Hansen
as Maid
Tine Stochholm
as Maid
Inge Marie From
as Maid
Jytte Strandberg
as Maid
Nina Christoffersen
as Maid
Lone Svendsen
as Maid
Birte Jensen
as Maid
Henning Franck Hansen
as Student
Lars Petersen
as Student
Espen Hegnet Knudsen
as Student
Jeppe Nicolaisen
as Student
Oliver Grumme
as Student
David Heilmann
as Student
Thomas Bryde Hansen
as Student
Karen Bjørkøe
as Student
Sascha Lystrup Andersen
as Student
Rikke Hacke
as Student
Henriette Nielsen
as Student
Henriette Nolsøe
as Student
Ingeborg Holten
as Student

Troels II Munk
as Physician