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Hamsun (1996)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jan Troell
  • Profile picture of Max von Sydow
    Knut Hamsun Max von Sydow
  • Profile picture of Ghita Nørby
    Marie Hamsun Ghita Nørby
  • Profile picture of Anette Hoff
    Ellinor Hamsun Anette Hoff
  • Profile picture of Jesper Christensen
    Otto Dietrich Jesper Christensen
  • Profile picture of Edgar Selge
    Terboven Edgar Selge
  • Profile picture of Ernst Jacobi
    Adolf Hitler Ernst Jacobi
  • Profile picture of Bjørnar Teigen
    Young soldier Bjørnar Teigen
  • Profile picture of Per Jansen
    Per Jansen

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Keywords

  • nazi
  • world war ii
  • controversy
  • biography
  • norway
  • author