Hamsun 28 years old

They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...

Hamsun

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.

Credits

Hamsun Cast

Name Character
Max von Sydow He was 67, 90 years old when he died as Knut Hamsun
Ghita Nørby She was 61, now 89 years old as Marie Hamsun
Trond Høvik He was 29, now 58 years old
Jesper Christensen He was 47, now 76 years old as Otto Dietrich
Erik Hivju He was 48, now 77 years old
Edgar Selge He was 48, now 76 years old as Terboven
Sverre Anker Ousdal He was 51, now 80 years old
Jørgen Langhelle He was 30, now 59 years old
Svein Gundersen He was 46, now 75 years old
Per Christensen He was 61, 75 years old when he died
Gard B. Eidsvold He was 29, now 58 years old
Michael Christensen He was 5, now 34 years old
Bjørg Vatle She was 57, 72 years old when she died
Svein Erik Brodal He was 57, now 85 years old
Håkon Rosseland
Nina Englund
Per Jansen He was 55, now 83 years old
Anette Hoff She was 34, now 63 years old as Ellinor Hamsun
Rut Tellefsen She was 66, now 94 years old
Johannes Joner He was 37, now 66 years old
Veslemøy Haslund She was 57, 66 years old when she died
Frode Rasmussen He was 52, now 81 years old
Eindride Eidsvold He was 34, now 63 years old
Ernst Jacobi He was 62, now 91 years old as Adolf Hitler

Hamsun Crew

Name Department
Hamsun poster
Hamsun (28 years)

They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...

  • Release day: Friday, April 19, 1996
  • Runtime: 159 minutes