Hamsun

They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love... Apr. 19, 1996 Denmark,Sweden,Norway,Germany 159 Min.

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Jan Troell

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Knut Hamsun

Marie Hamsun

Ellinor Hamsun

Otto Dietrich

Terboven

Adolf Hitler

Young soldier

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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.

Original title Hamsun

IMDb Rating 7.2 1735 votes

TMDb Rating 7.2 25 votes