Director
Bille August
November 9, 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Sara-Marie Maltha
3 titles together
Return to Sender, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, The Kiss
Kurt Dreyer
3 titles together
The Kiss, Klovn, Marie Kroyer
Jeremy Irons
2 titles together
The House of the Spirits, Night Train to Lisbon
Vanessa Redgrave
2 titles together
The House of the Spirits, Smilla's Sense of Snow
Vincent Riotta
2 titles together
The Chinese Widow, 55 Steps
Esben Smed
2 titles together
A Fortunate Man, The Kiss
Full filmography · 32
Me, You
Director
Upcoming
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Director
20236
The Kiss
Director
20226.6
The Pact
Director
2021
A Fortunate Man
Director
20186.7
55 Steps
Director
20186.7
The Chinese Widow
Director
20177.2
Silent Heart
Director
20146.6
Night Train to Lisbon
Director
20136.5
Marie Kroyer
Director
20126.2
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
20076.5
Goodbye Bafana
Director
20076.9