2010
Not Rated
D Films
1 h 58 m

2010
Not Rated
D Films
1 h 58 m

Summary The rousing historical epic tells the true story of one of Europes's most celebrated World War II-era resistance fighters. Max Manus follows Manus from the outbreak of World War II until the summer of 1945. After fighting against the Russians during the Winter War in Finland, Manus returns to a German-occupied Norway. He joins the resis...

Directed By: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Written By: Thomas Nordseth-Tiller

2010
Not Rated
D Films
1 h 58 m

2010
Not Rated
D Films
1 h 58 m

Max Manus

Name: Max Manus
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Released: 2010-09-03
Duration: 1 min 58 s
Rating: 60
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken, Christian Rubeck

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

7.7

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Directed By: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Written By: Thomas Nordseth-Tiller

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New York Post

This rousing, fact-based Norwegian movie covers an unusual subject -- the resistance movement in that country during World War II, whose best-known depiction came in "Edge of Darkness," a 1943 Hollywood adventure movie starring Errol Flynn as a stalwart fisherman outwitting the Nazi occupiers.

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Village Voice

An epic by Scandinavian standards, Manus's period re-creation is lavish-but the too-polished rental décor doesn't create a living past.

By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW

Variety

This engaging second feature from "Bandidas" duo Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning combines artistic ambition and commercial appeal with a well-paced action-adventure approach.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The film is always engaging, from the boyish horseplay of the young innocents to the bravado shown in multiple encounters to the involvement of the revered king in exile to the final toll taken by the increasingly ruthless Nazis.

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The New York Times

Buffed to an expensive-looking gloss and dressed in period-perfect finery, Max Manus has an old-fashioned sincerity that entertains without engaging.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Max Manus (the title role is played by Aksel Hennie) feels so familiar that audiences watching it are likely to experience a numbing sense of déjà vu. Nothing seems particularly fresh or involving.

By Stephen Cole FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Despite the subtitles, it's basically a slice of formulaic Hollywood-style mythmaking, writ large and woefully empty.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

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Production Company B&T Film, Filmkameratene, Miso Film, Roenbergfilm, Norsk Filminstitutt, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Eurimages

Release Date Sep 3, 2010

Duration 1 h 58 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.maxmanusfilmen.no/

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Awards

Amanda Awards, Norway

• 7 Wins & 11 Nominations

Kosmorama, Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival

• 5 Wins & 9 Nominations

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Aksel Hennie

Max Manus

Agnes Kittelsen

Tikken Lindebrække

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Gregers Gram

Ken Duken

Kriminalrat Siegfried Fehmer

Christian Rubeck

Kolbein Lauring

Knut Joner

Gunnar Sønsteby

Mats Eldøen

Edvard Tallaksen

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Jens Chr. Hauge

Viktoria Winge

Solveig Johnsrud

Pål Sverre Hagen

Roy Nilsen

Jakob Oftebro

Lars Emil Erichsen

Petter Næss

Kaptein Martin Linge

Ron Donachie

Oberst John Skinner Wilson

Stig Henrik Hoff

Politikaptein Eilertsen

Oliver Stokowski

Oberscharführer Karl Höhler

Eirik Evjen

Sigurd Jacobsen

Kjersti Holmen

Fru Jacobsen

Julia Bache-Wiig

Sykesøster Live

Stig Hoffmeyer

Kong Haakon VII

Rolf Kristian Larsen

Olav

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