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Max Manus: Man of War
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Max Manus: Man of War

2008-12-18 · 118 min · ★ 7.1

History · War · Action · Crime

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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Directors
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Production companies
Filmkameratene, Miso Film, Roenbergfilm, Norsk Filminstitutt, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, B&T Film
Countries
Norway, Denmark, Germany
Status
Released
Budget
USD 6,500,000

Top Cast

Aksel HennieAksel HennieMax Manus
Agnes KittelsenAgnes KittelsenIda Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække
Nicolai Cleve BrochNicolai Cleve BrochGregers Gram
Christian RubeckChristian RubeckKolbein Lauring
Julia Bache-WiigJulia Bache-WiigSykesøster Liv
Kyrre Haugen SydnessKyrre Haugen SydnessJens Christian Hauge
Eirik EvjenEirik EvjenSigurd Jacobsen
Knut JonerGunnar Sønsteby
Jakob OftebroJakob OftebroLars Emil Erichsen
Pål Sverre HagenPål Sverre HagenRoy Nilsen
Mats EldøenMats EldøenEdvard Tallaksen
Ken DukenKen DukenSiegfried Fehmer
Petter NæssPetter NæssMartin Linge
Stig Henrik HoffStig Henrik HoffPolitikapt Eilertsen
Viktoria WingeViktoria WingeSolveig
Oliver StokowskiOliver StokowskiOberscharführer Karl Höhler
Patrick GüldenbergPatrick GüldenbergTyst marinegast
Rolf Kristian LarsenRolf Kristian LarsenOlav
Julia ThurnauJulia ThurnauTysk offisersfrue
Kimmo RajalaKimmo RajalaFinsk soldat

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