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Max Manus: Man of War

Max Manus: Man of War

20087.11h 58m

Overview

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

Directed by Espen Sandberg
Written by Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Produced by Peter Bose, John M. Jacobsen, Jonas Allen
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5M0

Top Cast

Aksel Hennie

Aksel Hennie

Max Manus

Agnes Kittelsen

Agnes Kittelsen

Ida Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Gregers Gram

Christian Rubeck

Christian Rubeck

Kolbein Lauring

Julia Bache-Wiig

Julia Bache-Wiig

Sykesøster Liv

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Jens Christian Hauge

Eirik Evjen

Eirik Evjen

Sigurd Jacobsen

K

Knut Joner

Gunnar Sønsteby

Jakob Oftebro

Jakob Oftebro

Lars Emil Erichsen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Roy Nilsen

Themes & Keywords

naziescapebombresistanceworld war iitraumaidealismsaboteurnorwaytrainterrorism

About Max Manus: Man of War

Max Manus: Man of War is a history, war, action, crime film released in 2008 exploring themes of nazi, escape, bomb, resistance, world war ii, trauma. Directed by Espen Sandberg, it stars Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch. Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.

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