2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
2 h 5 m

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
2 h 5 m

Summary Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race against Robert Scott to becomes the first man ever to conquer the South Pole, Amundsen will sacrifice everything to be the first to explore the icy w...

Directed By: Espen Sandberg

Written By: Ravn Lanesskog

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
2 h 5 m

2021
Samuel Goldwyn Films
2 h 5 m

Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition

Name: Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Released: 2021-04-02
Duration: 2 min 5 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Pål Sverre Hagen, Christian Rubeck, Katherine Waterston, Trond Espen Seim, Glenn Andre Kaada

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Directed By: Espen Sandberg

Written By: Ravn Lanesskog

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Austin Chronicle

Mar 31, 2021

Though for all its more intriguing qualities, the film still falls into the traditional biopic trappings. It can’t get away from the Wikipedia-entry style of storytelling, events mindlessly unfolding one after another like they’re being checked off a list.

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Variety

Apr 5, 2021

"Amundsen” is a visually stately yet naggingly underscripted movie that never quite finds its dramatic center.

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The New York Times

Apr 1, 2021

Woefully short on excitement and long on — well, just long — “Amundsen,” away from the blizzards and chattering teeth, is a pompous parade of stiff collars and stuffy rooms.

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Production Company Motion Blur Films, SF Studios, Film i Väst, Film Kolektiv, Filminvest, Espen Horn, Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, The Czech Republic State Fund for Support and Development of Cinematography, Icelandic Film Center

Release Date Apr 2, 2021

Duration 2 h 5 m

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Amanda Awards, Norway

• 2 Nominations

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• 1 Nomination

Amundsen: The Greatest Expedition

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Pål Sverre Hagen

Roald Amundsen

Christian Rubeck

Leon Amundsen

Katherine Waterston

Bess Magids

Trond Espen Seim

Fridtjof Nansen

Glenn Andre Kaada

Oscar Wisting

Ida Ursin-Holm

Kiss Bennett

Ruby Dagnall

Aline Amundsen

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Helmer Hanssen

Fridtjov Såheim

Hjalmar Johansen

Kenneth Åkerland Berg

Sverre Hassel

Elg Elgesem

Olav Bjaaland

Herbert Nordrum

Kristian Presterud

Jonas Strand Gravli

Leif Dietrichson

Ole Christoffer Ertvaag

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

Ted Otis

Lincoln Ellsworth

Preben Hodneland

Fredrik Ramm

Sondre Larsen

Gennady Olonkin

Eirik Evjen

Paul Knudsen

Marius Lien

Oskar Omdal

Endre Hellestveit

Peter Tessem

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