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7.2Knut 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.
Released: 1996-04-19159 minDir: Jan TroellDrama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 6 November 1998
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Knut Hamsun
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Main subject
- Knut Hamsun
- Director
- Jan Troell
- Screenwriter
- Per Olov Enquist
- Production company
- Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Narrative location
- Norway