Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $6,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | no |
| Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg
Crew
Joachim Rønning
Espen Sandberg
Jonas Allen
Petter J. Borgli
Peter Bose
John M. Jacobsen
Jan Eirik Langøen
Jannecke Bervel
Suse Marquardt
Karl Júlíusson
Ana Oria
Trond Mjøs
Pam Roberts
Jan Eirik Langøen
Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Manon Rasmussen
Andrea Eckerbom
Hanne Live Andersen
Geir Hartly Andreassen
Are Sjaastad
Daniel Angyal
Marius Berntzen
Baard H. Ingebretsen
Baard H. Ingebretsen
Tomas Naug
Tormod Ringnes
Tormod Ringnes
Fredric Vogel
Pål Morten Hverven
Oystein Larsen
Irmelin Wister
Andrzej Kiwala
Anders Refn
Erik S. Watland
Erik S. Watland
TOP CAST
Aksel Hennie
Max Manus
Agnes Kittelsen
Ida Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Gregers Gram
Christian Rubeck
Kolbein Lauring
Julia Bache-Wiig
Sykesøster Liv
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Jens Christian Hauge
Eirik Evjen
Sigurd Jacobsen
Knut Joner
Gunnar Sønsteby
Jakob Oftebro
Lars Emil Erichsen
Pål Sverre Hagen
Roy Nilsen
Mats Eldøen
Edvard Tallaksen
Ken Duken
Siegfried Fehmer
Petter Næss
Martin Linge
Stig Henrik Hoff
Politikapt Eilertsen
Viktoria Winge
Solveig
Oliver Stokowski
Oberscharführer Karl Höhler
Patrick Güldenberg
Tyst marinegast
Rolf Kristian Larsen
Olav
Julia Thurnau
Tysk offisersfrue
Kimmo Rajala
Finsk soldat
Stig Hoffmeyer
Kong Haakon VII
Kjersti Holmen
Fru Jacobsen
Jeppe Beck Laursen
Per Thorsen
Erik Aleksander Schjerven
Jon Hatland
Sondre Krogtoft Larsen
Dick Henriksen
Ron Donachie
Oberst John Skinner Wilson
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