Hamsun

1996 NR 2h 39m 7.2

Norwegian Nobel Laureate Knut Hamsun's controversial support for the Nazi regime during WW2 and its consequences for the Hamsun family after the war.

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 World War I. When the Germans occupy Norway on April 9, 1940, he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports 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.

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Info about Hamsun

Studio(s): Nordisk Film Denmark, TV 2

Originally Released: Apr 19, 1996

Production Countries: Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden

Genres: Biography, Drama, War

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