Director
Bille August
77 years · 32 films
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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Filmography 31
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
2023 · Self
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 · Director
On Netflix
The Kiss
2022 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
The Pact
2021 · Director
On Kanopy
A Fortunate Man
2018 · Director, Screenplay
55 Steps
2018 · Director
On YouTube Free
The Chinese Widow
2017 · Director
On Plex
Silent Heart
2014 · Director
On Viaplay Amazon Channel
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 · Director
On Plex
Marie Kroyer
2012 · Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Director
Goodbye Bafana
2007 · Director
Return to Sender
2004 · Director
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
A Song for Martin
2001 · Director, Writer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000 · Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999 · Director
On fuboTV
Les Misérables
1998 · Director
On Tubi TV
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 · Director
Jerusalem
1996 · Writer, Director
The House of the Spirits
1993 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
The Best Intentions
1992 · Director
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 · Director, Screenplay
On Viaplay Amazon Channel
Twist and Shout
1984 · Director, Screenplay