Bille August
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 9, 1948
- Movies
- 29
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.
Upcoming Bille August Movies
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard | Self |
| 2002 | Heart of the Festival | Self (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2023 | Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction | Director |
| 2022 | The Kiss | Director, Screenplay |
| 2021 | The Pact | Director |
| 2018 | A Fortunate Man | Director, Screenplay |
| 2018 | 55 Steps | Director |
| 2017 | The Chinese Widow | Director |
| 2014 | Silent Heart | Director |
| 2013 | Night Train to Lisbon | Director |
| 2012 | Marie Kroyer | Director |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | Director |
| 2007 | Goodbye Bafana | Director |
| 2004 | Return to Sender | Director |
| 2001 | A Song for Martin | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid | Director |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence | Director |
| 1998 | Les Misérables | Director |
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Director |
| 1996 | Jerusalem | Writer, Director |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | Screenplay, Director |
| 1992 | The Best Intentions | Director |
| 1987 | Pelle the Conqueror | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Twist and Shout | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Buster's World | Director |
| 1983 | May | Director |
| 1983 | Zappa | Director, Screenplay |
| 1978 | In My Life | Director |
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