Hamsun
“They were worshipped as national saints. Hated as traitors. Their marriage spanned from the worst kind of betrayal to the greatest love...”
Jan TroellCast
Max von Sydow 
Ghita Nørby Anette Hoff
Credits
Written by: Per Olov Enquist
Plot
The Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning writer Knut Hamsun supports the German occupation, and faces a trial for treason after the war.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jan Troell's biopic follows Norwegian Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun's support for the Nazi occupation and his postwar trial. Max von Sydow is magnificent in a thoughtful, complex portrait of pride, error and old age.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,842 votes)
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