Drama · Denmark · 1996 · 2h 39m

Hamsun

Hamsun poster
Director
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
Crew
Mischa Gavrjusjov — Director of Photography Jan Troell — Director of Photography Ghita Beckendorff — Editor Jan Troell — Editor Per Olov Enquist — Screenplay Jan Troell — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Hamsun — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
naziworld war iicontroversybiographynorwayauthor
Key Collaborators
Jan Troell Director Mischa Gavrjusjov Director of Photography Jan Troell Director of Photography Ghita Beckendorff Editor Jan Troell Editor Per Olov Enquist Screenplay Jan Troell Writer Erik Crone Producer Karl Júlíusson Production Design Lotte Dandanell Costume Design
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