Hamsun

Hamsun

159 mins | Drama | April 19, 1996

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.

Hamsun

159 mins | Drama | April 19, 1996

Hamsun
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Nordisk Film, TV 2
Original title Hamsun
Directors Jan Troell
Writers Thorkild Hansen, Per Olov Enquist, Jan Troell

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