Bille August
36 movies · 8 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 9, 1948 (age 77)
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Bille August: movies and TV shows
Acting (2)
- 2017
- 2005
Behind the camera (42)
- Upcoming Me, You
Director
- Upcoming Versace: The Medusa Eyes
Director, Writer
- Upcoming Armani: The King of Fashion
Director
- 2025
- 2023 Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Director
- 2022 The Kiss
Director, Screenplay
- 2021 The Pact
Director
- 2018
- 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
- 1999
- 1998 Les Misérables
Director
- 1997
- 1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director
- 1996 Jerusalem
Writer, Director
- 1993 The House of the Spirits
Director, Screenplay
- 1992 The Best Intentions
Director
- 1992
- 1991
- 1987 Pelle the Conqueror
Director, Screenplay
- 1984 Twist and Shout
Director, Screenplay
- 1984 Buster's World
Director
- 1984
- 1983 May
Director
- 1983 Zappa
Director, Screenplay
- 1982 Sova Räv
Cinematography
- 1981 The Grass Is Singing
Director of Photography
- 1980 Thomas - A Child Out of Reach
Camera Operator
- 1980 Kärleken
Cinematography
- 1978 In My Life
Director
- 1978 Men Can't Be Raped
Director of Photography
- 1977 Christiania
Camera Operator
- 1977 Hemåt i natten
Director of Photography
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2023
- 2022 Dansk films bedste
6 episodes
- 2018 Meyerheim & stjernerne
1 episode
- 2002
- 1989
- 1981 The Guldbagge Awards
1 episode