• BIRTH 09/11/1948
  • Country Denmark
  • SHOW 1
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 20
  • SCRIPT 6

Bille August

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

Show

Klovn
Klovn
Bille
2005

Showrunner

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
2025

Director (20)

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
1994
Ehrengard: Forførelsens kunst
Ehrengard: Forførelsens kunst
2023
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
(1 episode)
55 Steps
55 Steps
2018
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1998
Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana
2007
Pelle Erobreren
Pelle Erobreren
1987
烽火芳菲
烽火芳菲
2018
Lykke-Per
Lykke-Per
2018
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Den goda viljan
Den goda viljan
1992
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
2004
Tro, håb og kærlighed
Tro, håb og kærlighed
1984
Stille hjerte
Stille hjerte
2014
Marie Krøyer
Marie Krøyer
2012
Zappa
Zappa
1983
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Kysset
Kysset
2022

Script (6)

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
1994
Pelle Erobreren
Pelle Erobreren
1987
Lykke-Per
Lykke-Per
2018
Tro, håb og kærlighed
Tro, håb og kærlighed
1984
Kysset
Kysset
2022
Zappa
Zappa
1983