'' Pelle the Conqueror '' won the Palme d'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival The film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , 1988 ; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government , giving Denmark its second consecutive win after '' Babette 's Feast '' . The Oscars ceremony also marked Max von Sydow 's first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor
1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
Pelle the Conqueror