Hamsun
“They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...”
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.
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Cast
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Max von Sydow
Knut Hamsun
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
Ghita Nørby
Marie Hamsun
Known for
The Kingdom
A Storm for Christmas
Anette Hoff
Ellinor Hamsun
Known for
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
I Am Dina
Jesper Christensen
Otto Dietrich
Known for
Casino Royale
The Interpreter
Edgar Selge
Terboven
Known for
The Experiment
Wetlands
Ernst Jacobi
Adolf Hitler
Known for
The White Ribbon
Bjørnar Teigen
Young soldier
Also in
Hos Martin
Import-Export
Åsa Söderling
Also in
Peace Talk
Everlasting Moments
Finn Schou
Per Jansen
Known for
O'Horten
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Known for
Insomnia
Kitchen Stories
Eva von Hanno
Known for
Shipwrecked
Jan Troell Director · Per Olov Enquist Screenplay Thorkild Hansen Author
First release April 19, 1996 · Produced in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden · Languages Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
TV 2
Production
Nordisk Film
Production
Denmark · Germany · Norway · Sweden
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Languages
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German · Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
Norway · April 19, 1996
Theatrical
Denmark · April 26, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
April 26, 1996 · Theatrical
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