As Director
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023
6.2
Bille August
Directing
Birth date
November 9, 1948
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.
Featured in
As Director, As Writer
A Fortunate Man
2018
6.8
As Director
55 Steps
2018
6.7
As Director
The Chinese Widow
2017
7.2
As Director
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
6.5
As Director
Goodbye Bafana
2007
6.8
As Director
Return to Sender
2004
6.4
As Director, As Writer
A Song for Martin
2001
5.6
As Director
Les Misérables
1998
7.2
As Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Jerusalem
1996
7.2
As Director, As Writer
The House of the Spirits
1993
6.9
As Director
The Best Intentions
1992
7.1
As Director, As Writer
Pelle the Conqueror
1987
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Twist and Shout
1984
6.7
As Director
Busters verden
1984
6.4
As Director
Zappa
1983
7.2
As Director
In My Life
1978
4.4