Bille August
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Nov 9, 1948
Active 1977–present · Awards: LO's kulturpris, The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award, Honorary craftsman, Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse, Den Spillende Faun, Palme d'Or, Palme d'Or, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
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.
Filmography
Me, You — DirectorLes Misérables (1998) — DirectorThe House of the Spirits (1993) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Count of Monte Cristo (2025) — CreatorNight Train to Lisbon (2013) — DirectorThe Chinese Widow (2017) — DirectorPelle the Conqueror (1987) — Director · ScreenplaySmilla's Sense of Snow (1997) — DirectorGoodbye Bafana (2007) — DirectorA Fortunate Man (2018) — Director · Screenplay55 Steps (2018) — DirectorReturn to Sender (2004) — DirectorTo Each His Own Cinema (2007) — DirectorThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) — DirectorKlovn (2005) — BilleThe Best Intentions (1992) — DirectorEhrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023) — DirectorZappa (1983) — Director · ScreenplaySilent Heart (2014) — DirectorThe Kiss (2022) — Director · ScreenplayBuster's World (1984) — CreatorTwist and Shout (1984) — Director · ScreenplayBuster's World (1984) — DirectorJerusalem (1996) — Writer · Director