Hamsun
Hamsun
Release: 1996-04-19
·Runtime: 159m
·★ 7.2
Drama
Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.
Production Countries
Denmark
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Production Companies
Nordisk Film Denmark
TV 2
Cast
Max von Sydow
as Knut Hamsun
Ghita Nørby
as Marie Hamsun
Anette Hoff
as Ellinor Hamsun
Jesper Christensen
as Otto Dietrich
Edgar Selge
as Terboven
Ernst Jacobi
as Adolf Hitler
Bjørnar Teigen
as Young soldier
Per Jansen
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Eva von Hanno
Erik Hivju
Eindride Eidsvold
Jørgen Langhelle
Gard B. Eidsvold
Johannes Joner
Svein Erik Brodal
Frode Rasmussen
Per Christensen
Trond Høvik
