2h 39m1996

Hamsun

Name: Hamsun
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-04-19
Duration: 159 min
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Jesper Christensen, Edgar Selge

“They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...”

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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.

Director: Jan Troell
Writers: Jan Troell, Thorkild Hansen, Per Olov Enquist
Language: Swedish
Country: Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Release date: 19 April 1996

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