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Bille August

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateNov 9, 1948 (77 years old)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Career Span1977 – Present (50 yrs)
Known Credits46 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.9

Bille August

Total Works

46

35 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The House of the Spirits
6.9
Role: Screenplay
Les Misérables
7.2
Les Misérables
1998•movie
Role: Director
Night Train to Lisbon
6.5
Role: Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.4
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 46 titles featuring Bille August

The House of the Spirits
6.9

Role: Screenplay

Les Misérables
7.2
Les Misérables
1998•movie

Role: Director

Night Train to Lisbon
6.5

Role: Director

Smilla's Sense of Snow
6.4

Role: Director

The Chinese Widow
7.2
The Chinese Widow
2017•movie

Role: Director

The Count of Monte Cristo
7.9

Role: Creator

55 Steps
6.7
55 Steps
2018•movie

Role: Director

A Fortunate Man
6.7
A Fortunate Man
2018•movie

Role: Director

Return to Sender
6.4
Return to Sender
2004•movie

Role: Director

Pelle the Conqueror
7.3

Role: Director

Goodbye Bafana
6.9
Goodbye Bafana
2007•movie

Role: Director

To Each His Own Cinema
6.4

Role: Director

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5

Role: Director

Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
6.0

Role: Director

The Best Intentions
7.0

Role: Director

Silent Heart
6.6
Silent Heart
2014•movie

Role: Director

Zappa
7.0
Zappa
1983•movie

Role: Director

The Kiss
6.5
The Kiss
2022•movie

Role: Director

Klovn
8.4
1 eps
Klovn
2005•series

as Bille

Buster's World
6.7
Buster's World
1984•movie

Role: Director

Marie Kroyer
6.2
Marie Kroyer
2012•movie

Role: Director

Twist and Shout
6.8
Twist and Shout
1984•movie

Role: Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
5.8

Role: Director

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
5.8

Role: Director

A Song for Martin
5.5
A Song for Martin
2001•movie

Role: Director

The Pact
6.4
The Pact
2021•movie

Role: Director

Jerusalem
7.3
Jerusalem
1996•movie

Role: Writer

Men Can't Be Raped
6.5
Men Can't Be Raped
1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Best Intentions
7.0
The Best Intentions
1991•series

Role: Director

In My Life
4.4
In My Life
1978•movie

Role: Director

The Grass Is Singing
4.7

Role: Director of Photography

A Fortunate Man
6.3
A Fortunate Man
2018•series

Role: Screenplay

Heart of the Festival
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Sova Räv
1982•movie

Role: Cinematography

The Guldbagge Awards
5.5
1 eps

as Self

Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
8.0

as Self

Dansk films bedste
7.0
6 eps
Dansk films bedste
2022•series

as Sig selv

Hemåt i natten
9.0
Hemåt i natten
1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

May
9.0
May
1983•movie

Role: Director

Christiania
8.0
Christiania
1977•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Kärleken
9.0
Kärleken
1980•movie

Role: Cinematography

Buster's World
10.0
Buster's World
1984•series

Role: Creator

mig og 60erne
4 eps
mig og 60erne
2017•series
Meyerheim & stjernerne
1 eps

as Sig selv

Me, You
Me, You
movie

Role: Director

Jerusalem
Jerusalem
1997•series

Role: Creator