Directed credits
31
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Bille August
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
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Directed movies: 29Directed series: 2All crew credits: 39
TMDB ID: 19684
IMDb ID: nm0000806
Known for: Directing
Born: November 9, 1948
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2025
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q315062
Frequent jobs
Director (28)Director of Photography (3)Creator (3)Cinematography (2)Camera Operator (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bille August.
Director
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 • Movie
Director
The Kiss
2022 • Movie
Director
The Pact
2021 • Movie
Director
A Fortunate Man
2018 • Movie
Director
55 Steps
2018 • Movie
Director
The Chinese Widow
2017 • Movie
Director
Silent Heart
2014 • Movie
Director
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 • Movie
Director
Marie Kroyer
2012 • Movie
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 • Movie
Director
Goodbye Bafana
2007 • Movie
Director
Return to Sender
2004 • Movie
Director
A Song for Martin
2001 • Movie
Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000 • Movie
Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999 • Movie
Director
Les Misérables
1998 • Movie
Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 • Movie
Director
The House of the Spirits
1993 • Movie
Director
The Best Intentions
1992 • Movie
Director
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 • Movie
Director
Twist and Shout
1984 • Movie
Director
Buster's World
1984 • Movie
Director
May
1983 • Movie
Director
Zappa
1983 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Bille August.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bille August.
Director
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 • Movie
Director
Les Misérables
1998 • Movie
Director
The Chinese Widow
2017 • Movie
Director
The House of the Spirits
1993 • Movie
Director
Goodbye Bafana
2007 • Movie
Director
A Fortunate Man
2018 • Movie
Director
55 Steps
2018 • Movie
Director
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 • Movie
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 • Movie
Director
Return to Sender
2004 • Movie
Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 • Movie
Director
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bille August.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bille August.
Director
The House of the Spirits
1993 • Movie
Director
Les Misérables
1998 • Movie
Director
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 • Movie
Director
The Kiss
2022 • Movie
Director
The Pact
2021 • Movie
Director of Photography
Hemåt i natten
1977 • Movie
Director
55 Steps
2018 • Movie
Director
The Chinese Widow
2017 • Movie
Director
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
2023 • Movie
Director
Pelle the Conqueror
1987 • Movie
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 • Movie
Director
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bille August.
Creator
The Count of Monte Cristo
2025 • Series
as Bille • 1 eps
Klovn
2005 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Guldbagge Awards
1981 • Series
Screenplay • 4 eps
A Fortunate Man
2018 • Series
as Sig selv • 1 eps
Meyerheim & stjernerne
2018 • Series
as Sig selv • 6 eps
Dansk films bedste
2022 • Series
Creator
Buster's World
1984 • Series
Director • 4 eps
The Best Intentions
1991 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bille August.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Bille August.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bille August.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bille August.
