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72% Critic Match
Hamsun
“They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...”
7.2 / 10• 1996• 2h 39m•NR• Swedish
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Max von Sydow
Knut Hamsun
Lead
Ghita Nørby
Marie Hamsun
Anette Hoff
Ellinor Hamsun
Jesper Christensen
Otto Dietrich
Edgar Selge
Terboven
Ernst Jacobi
Adolf Hitler
Bjørnar Teigen
Young soldier
ÅS
Åsa Söderling
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jan Troell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hamsun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
