Directed credits
32
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Bille August
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 29Directed series: 3All 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: 6.69
Wikidata: Q315062
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Director of Photography (3)Creator (3)Cinematography (2)Camera Operator (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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bille August.
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Director
2023 Movie
The Kiss
Director
2022 Movie
The Pact
Director
2021 Movie
A Fortunate Man
Director
2018 Movie
55 Steps
Director
2018 Movie
The Chinese Widow
Director
2017 Movie
Silent Heart
Director
2014 Movie
Night Train to Lisbon
Director
2013 Movie
Marie Kroyer
Director
2012 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Goodbye Bafana
Director
2007 Movie
Return to Sender
Director
2004 Movie
A Song for Martin
Director
2001 Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Director
2000 Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Director
1999 Movie
Les Misérables
Director
1998 Movie
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director
1997 Movie
The House of the Spirits
Director
1993 Movie
The Best Intentions
Director
1992 Movie
Pelle the Conqueror
Director
1987 Movie
Twist and Shout
Director
1984 Movie
Buster's World
Director
1984 Movie
May
Director
1983 Movie
Zappa
Director
1983 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Bille August.
A Fortunate Man
Director • 4 eps
2018 Series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
The Best Intentions
Director • 4 eps
1991 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bille August.
Pelle the Conqueror
Director
1987 Movie
Les Misérables
Director
1998 Movie
The Chinese Widow
Director
2017 Movie
The House of the Spirits
Director
1993 Movie
Goodbye Bafana
Director
2007 Movie
55 Steps
Director
2018 Movie
A Fortunate Man
Director
2018 Movie
Night Train to Lisbon
Director
2013 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Return to Sender
Director
2004 Movie
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director
1997 Movie
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Director
2023 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bille August.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Creator
2025 Series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bille August.
The House of the Spirits
Director
1993 Movie
Marie Kroyer
Director
2012 Movie
The Pact
Director
2021 Movie
Les Misérables
Director
1998 Movie
The Kiss
Director
2022 Movie
Night Train to Lisbon
Director
2013 Movie
In My Life
Director
1978 Movie
The Chinese Widow
Director
2017 Movie
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Director
1997 Movie
Pelle the Conqueror
Director
1987 Movie
55 Steps
Director
2018 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bille August.
Klovn
as Bille • 1 eps
2005 Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
Creator
2025 Series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
A Fortunate Man
Director • 4 eps
2018 Series
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1981 Series
Meyerheim & stjernerne
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2018 Series
Dansk films bedste
as Sig selv • 6 eps
2022 Series
The Best Intentions
Director • 4 eps
1991 Series
Buster's World
Creator
1984 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bille August.
Jerusalem
Writer
1996 Movie
Sova Räv
Cinematography
1982 Movie
Kärleken
Cinematography
1980 Movie
Christiania
Camera Operator
1977 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Bille August.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Creator
2025 Series
Jerusalem
Creator
1997 Series
Buster's World
Creator
1984 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bille August.
Lifting the Veil: Behind the Scenes of Ehrengard
as Self
2023 Movie
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2002 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bille August.
Dansk films bedste
as Sig selv • 6 eps
2022 Series
Meyerheim & stjernerne
as Sig selv • 1 eps
2018 Series
mig og 60erne
4 eps
2017 Series
Klovn
as Bille • 1 eps
2005 Series
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1981 Series