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Max Manus: Man of War
7.1 / 10• 2008• 1h 58m•NR• Norwegian
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Storyline
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
Cast & Crew
Aksel Hennie
Max Manus
Lead
Agnes Kittelsen
Ida Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Gregers Gram
Christian Rubeck
Kolbein Lauring
Julia Bache-Wiig
Sykesøster Liv
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Jens Christian Hauge
Eirik Evjen
Sigurd Jacobsen
KJ
Knut Joner
Gunnar Sønsteby
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joachim Rønning's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Max Manus: Man of War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
