Bille August

Director

Born: November 9, 1948 (77 years old)

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.

Filmography (32)

• Klovn (2005, ★ 8.5)
• Goodbye Bafana (2007, ★ 6.9)
• Les Misérables (1998, ★ 7.2)
• Pelle the Conqueror (1987, ★ 7.3)
• The House of the Spirits (1993, ★ 6.9)
• The Best Intentions (1992, ★ 7)
• Jerusalem (1996, ★ 7.2)
• Zappa (1983, ★ 7.1)
• The Chinese Widow (2017, ★ 7.2)
• The Best Intentions (1991, ★ 7)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (2025, ★ 7.8)
• Busters verden (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Twist and Shout (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997, ★ 6.3)
• Return to Sender (2004, ★ 6.3)
• To Each His Own Cinema (2007, ★ 6.5)
• Night Train to Lisbon (2013, ★ 6.5)
• Silent Heart (2014, ★ 6.6)
• The Kiss (2022, ★ 6.6)
• 55 Steps (2018, ★ 6.7)
• A Fortunate Man (2018, ★ 6.8)
• The Pact (2021, ★ 6.4)
• Men Can't Be Raped (1978, ★ 6.4)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992, ★ 6.5)
• A Song for Martin (2001, ★ 5.4)
• Marie Kroyer (2012, ★ 6.2)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999, ★ 5.6)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000, ★ 5.7)
• Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023, ★ 6)
• A Fortunate Man (2018, ★ 6.3)