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The 12th Man

The 12th Man

Based on a true story of survival and hope

20177.12h 16m

Overview

After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

Directed by Harald Zwart
Written by Petter Skavlan, Tore Haug, Astrid Karlsen Scott
Produced by Veslemøy Ruud Zwart, Espen Horn, Aage Aaberge
Box OfficeBudget: $7.8MRevenue: $9.6M

Top Cast

Thomas Gullestad

Thomas Gullestad

Jan Baalsrud

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Kurt Stage

Marie Blokhus

Marie Blokhus

Gudrun Grønvoll

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Marius Grønnvoll

Martin Kiefer

Martin Kiefer

Walter Wenders

Vegar Hoel

Vegar Hoel

Sigurd Eskeland

H

Håkon Thorstensen Nielsen

Erik Reichelt

E

Eirik Risholm Velle

Per Blindheim

D

Daniel Frikstad

Gabriel Salvesen

A

Alexander Zwart

Sjur Ludvigsen Trovåg

Themes & Keywords

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About The 12th Man

The 12th Man is a war, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, based on true story, norway, gestapo, resistance fighter. Directed by Harald Zwart, it stars Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus. After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

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