
Director
Bille August
Born 1948
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.
Directed

Les Misérables
Director · 1998

The House of the Spirits
Director · 1993

Night Train to Lisbon
Director · 2013

The Chinese Widow
Director · 2017

Pelle the Conqueror
Director · 1987

Goodbye Bafana
Director · 2007

A Fortunate Man
Director · 2018

Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director · 1997

55 Steps
Director · 2018

Return to Sender
Director · 2004

To Each His Own Cinema
Director · 2007

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director · 1992

The Best Intentions
Director · 1992

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Director · 2023

Zappa
Director · 1983

Silent Heart
Director · 2014

The Kiss
Director · 2022

Twist and Shout
Director · 1984
Acting
Writing

The House of the Spirits
Screenplay · 1993

Pelle the Conqueror
Screenplay · 1987

A Fortunate Man
Screenplay · 2018

Zappa
Screenplay · 1983

The Kiss
Screenplay · 2022

Twist and Shout
Screenplay · 1984

Jerusalem
Writer · 1996

A Song for Martin
Writer · 2001

A Fortunate Man
Screenplay · 2018
Versace: The Medusa Eyes
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