Hamsun
They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...
6.8
28 votes
1996
2h 39m
Drama
Overview
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.
Directed by Jan Troell
Top cast
Max von Sydow
Knut Hamsun
Ghita Nørby
Marie Hamsun
Anette Hoff
Ellinor Hamsun
Jesper Christensen
Otto Dietrich
Edgar Selge
Terboven
Ernst Jacobi
Adolf Hitler
Bjørnar Teigen
Young soldierÅ
Åsa Söderling
F
Finn Schou
Per Jansen
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Eva von Hanno
Erik Hivju
Eindride Eidsvold
Jørgen Langhelle
Gard B. Eidsvold
R
Rut Tellefsen
H
Håkon Rosseland
Johannes Joner
Svein Erik Brodal
Details
Status
Released
Release date
April 19, 1996
Budget
—
Revenue
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Language
Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, English
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