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Hamsun
Hamsun

Hamsun

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

April 19, 1996 2h 39m ★ 7.2 (26 votes)
Drama

Overview

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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Top Cast

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Knut Hamsun

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Marie Hamsun

Anette Hoff

Anette Hoff

Ellinor Hamsun

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Otto Dietrich

Edgar Selge

Edgar Selge

Terboven

Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

Adolf Hitler

Bjørnar Teigen

Bjørnar Teigen

Young soldier

Åsa Söderling

Åsa Söderling

Finn Schou

Finn Schou

Per Jansen

Per Jansen

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Erik Hivju

Erik Hivju

Eindride Eidsvold

Eindride Eidsvold

Jørgen Langhelle

Jørgen Langhelle

Gard B. Eidsvold

Gard B. Eidsvold

Status: Released
Production Companies: Nordisk Film Denmark, TV 2

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