Hamsun Movie Review 1996

Highly regarded Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning writer Knut Hamsun (von Sydow) stunned his countrymen when he sided with the Nazis in WWII and urged them to stop resisting the invaders of their homeland. An ardent nationalist, the elderly Hamsun apparently heard only what he wanted to about Hitler's policies and regarded Britain as the greater threat to Europe. After the war Hamsun and his equally outspoken pro-German wife, Marie (Norby), are deemed traitors and are put on trial. Based on a book by Thorkild Hansen. Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 154 minutes.
Originally from Norwegian, Danish, Swedish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Writers, This Is Your Life, World War II, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Growing Older, Marriage

Screenplay

Per Olof Enquist

Cast

Max von Sydow, Ghita Norby, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Ernst Jacobi, Anette Hoff, Erik Hivju

Cinematography

Jan Troell

Director

Jan Troell

Music

Arvo Part

Producer

Nordisk, Svensk Filmindustri