Bille August
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.
Known For
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Klovn
The Guldbagge Awards
Les Misérables
The House of the Spirits
55 Steps
To Each His Own Cinema
A Fortunate Man
Smilla's Sense of Snow
The Chinese Widow
Dansk films bedste
Meyerheim & stjernerne
Marie Kroyer
Night Train to Lisbon
A Fortunate Man
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Pelle the Conqueror