The King's Choice (2016)
Overview
On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,100,000.00 |
| Original Language | no |
| Popularity | 13.241 |
Directed By
Erik Poppe
Crew
Erik Poppe
John Christian Rosenlund
Einar Egeland
Johan Söderqvist
Øystein Kjennerud
Ulrike Müller
Peter Bävman
Åsa Nilsson
Monika Wahlin
Karen Fabritius Gram
Jesper Christensen
Peter Garde
Finn Gjerdrum
Stein B. Kvae
Jackie Larkin
Lesley McKimm
Kaare Storemyr
Henrik Zein
Jim Frazee
Ninna Hensel
Calin Catalin
Jens J. Patterson
Egill Antonsson
Tim Chauncey
Johan Harnesk
Michelle Anderson
Lisa Kelly
Ditch Doy
Arne Kaupang
Ivar Rystad
Per Nyström
Espen Rønning
Ingela Jönsson
Karoline Fjugstad Wendelborg
Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård
Erlend Hogstad
Jens Johansson
Fredrik Dalenfjäll
Christian Schaanning
Kai Kolstad Rødseth
Jon Truelsen
Monika Wahlin
Elisabeth Bukkehave
Jeanet Keil
Endre Eldøy
Christian Schaanning
Malene R. Ehlers
Lone Korslund
Thomas Gammeltoft
Tomas Eskilsson
Erik Poppe
Jan Petter Dickman
Stein B. Kvae
Finn Gjerdrum
Madeleine Ekman
Katarina Krave
Alf R. Jacobsen
Jan Trygve Røyneland
Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
TOP CAST
Jesper Christensen
King Haakon VII of Norway
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Crown Prince Olav of Norway
Karl Markovics
Curt Bräuer
Tuva Novotny
Crown Princess Märtha of Norway
Arthur Hakalahti
Fredrik Seeberg
Svein Tindberg
Peder Wedel Jarlsberg
Andreas Lust
Hartvig Pohlman
Katharina Schüttler
Anneliese Bräuer
Ketil Høegh
Halvdan Koht
Gerald Pettersen
Johan Nygaardsvold
Jan Frostad
C J Hambro
Erik Hivju
Birger Eriksen
Espen Sandvik
Magnus P. Sødem
Sofie Falkgård
Princess Ragnhild
Ingrid Ross Raftemo
Princess Astrid
Magnus Ketilsson Dobbe
Prince Harald (3 years)
Rolf Kristian Larsen
Sgt. Brynjar Hammer
Juliane Köhler
Diana Müller
Herbert Nordrum
Frode Vestli
Nikolay Lange-Nielsen
Nicolai Ramm Østgaard
Ragnhild Udbye Lefstad
Ragni Østgaard
Randolf Walderhaug
Bjart Ording
Tom Styve
Ole Dahl
Benjamin Lønne Røsler
Helge Løken
Torfinn Nag
Kristian Welhaven
Krister Kern
Waldemar Johannessen
Andree-Östen Solvik
Erich Walter
Tone Danielsen
Kristiane Sælid
Erland Bakker
Ivar Iversen
Eric Vorenholt
Arne Hammer
Hans Jacob Sand
Birger Ljungberg
Linus Widner
Christian Reusch
Aslak Maurstad
Orderly
Karl Flymann
Johan Klüwer
Johan Ivarson
Grötshcke
Jan Petter Dickman
Ivar Lykke
Lage Kongsrud
Prince Harald (8 years)
Leiv Ose
German Office Manager
Udo Schenk
Hitler (voice)
Øyvind Mørk
The King's Driver
Mikkel Gram Bakker
Einar Østgaard
Joakim Dan Jørgensen
Eberhardt Spiller
Zoe Witt
Clara Bräuer
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