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Hamsun (1996)

Hamsun (1996)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1996, April 19
Directors: Jan Troell
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Production: Nordisk Film Denmark, TV 2
Cast: Jesper Christensen, Max von Sydow, Ernst Jacobi, Edgar Selge, Ghita Nørby, Bjørnar Teigen, Anette Hoff

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.

Keywords:

biography author world war ii controversy nazi norway