Max Manus: Man of War
Norwegian resistance fighter Max Manus risks everything to sabotage the Nazi occupiers and ignite hope for his country’s freedom, while evading relentless German pursuit that could crush the underground movement.
Synopsis
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographical war film that recounts the real-life events of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), focusing on his activities following his involvement in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The film traces Manus's experiences from the outbreak of World War II in Norway through to the end of the war in 1945.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Edited by Anders RefnShot by Geir Hartly AndreassenScored by Trond BjerknesDesigned by Karl Juliusson
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2008 · Box office
Produced on a $6.5M budget
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$6.5M
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Aksel Hennie
as Max Manus
Ken Duken
as Kriminalrat Siegfried Fehmer
Christian Rubeck
as Kolbein Lauring
Knut Joner
as Gunnar Sønsteby
Mats Eld En
as Edvard Tallaksen
Nicolai Cleve Broch
as Gregers Gram
Agnes Kittelsen
as Tikken Lindebrække
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
as Jens Chr. Hauge
Viktoria Winge
as Solveig Johnsrud
Pal Sverre Hagen
as Roy Nilsen
Julia Bache Wiig
as Sykesøster Liv
Eirik Evjen
as Sigurd Jacobsen
Supporting cast
14Jakob Oftebro
as Lars Emil Erichsen
Petter N Ss
as Martin Linge
Stig Henrik Hoff
as Politikapt Eilertsen
Oliver Stokowski
as Oberscharführer Karl Höhler
Patrick Guldenberg
as Tyst marinegast
Rolf Kristian Larsen
as Olav
Julia Thurnau
as Tysk offisersfrue
Kimmo Rajala
as Finsk soldat
Stig Hoffmeyer
as Kong Haakon VII
Kjersti Holmen
as Fru Jacobsen
Jeppe Beck Laursen
as Per Thorsen
Erik Aleksander Schjerven
as Jon Hatland
Sondre Krogtoft Larsen
as Dick Henriksen
Ron Donachie
as Oberst John Skinner Wilson
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2Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
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