Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
"Max Manus" (original title)

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Directors:

Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Writer:

Thomas Nordseth-Tiller

Stars:

Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aksel Hennie	...	Max Manus
Agnes Kittelsen	...	Ida Nikoline 'Tikken' Lindebrække
Nicolai Cleve Broch	...	Gregers Gram
Ken Duken	...	Kriminolrot Siegfried Fehmer
Christian Rubeck	...	Kolbein Lauring
Knut Joner	...	Gunnar Sønsteby
Mats Eldøen	...	Edvard Tolloksen (as Mads Eldøen)
Kyrre Haugen Sydness	...	Jens Christian Hauge
Viktoria Winge	...	Solveig Johnsrud
Pål Sverre Hagen	...	Roy Nilsen (as Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen)
Jakob Oftebro	...	Lars Emil Erichsen
Petter Næss	...	Koptein Martin Linge
Ron Donachie	...	Oberst John Skinner Wilson
Stig Henrik Hoff	...	Politikaptein Eilertsen
Oliver Stokowski	...	Oberschirführer Karl Höhler

Storyline

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

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Plot Keywords:

battle | saboteur | consulate | what happened to epilogue | handshake | 

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site (German)

Country:

Norway Denmark Germany

Language:

Norwegian German English Russian Finnish

Release Date:

3 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Max Manus: Man of War

Filming Locations:

Ardkinglas House, Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 50,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

B&T Film, Filmkameratene A/S, Miso Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one of the scenes, Gregers jokes about his own death by saying, "If anything goes wrong this time, please shed a tear for me. And make sure my statue is erected at a suitable place - by the city hall, for instance". This quote is taken from a letter Gregers wrote to Tikken just a few weeks before he died. In 1995 Max was present when a bust of Gregers was erected outside the Njaard hall in Oslo.

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Goofs

When the Nazis were marching on Karl Johan's Gate (Oslo) in June 1940 the trees in the park were leafless suggesting early spring or late autumn.

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Quotes

Colonel J.S. Wilson: [from trailer] Why do you want to be a saboteur, Max?
Max Manus: [from trailer] My country was stolen from me, Sir...  and I want it back.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

A good war film

I found this war film very enjoyable. The story and acting was good as was the design. It has good moments of suspense and was like an old fashion picture of bravery and winning over the bad guys. The characters are interesting with the central protagonist Max Manus being someone we do care about.

It is good to look at with some very good photography at the outside locations. I particularly enjoyed the night scenes during the sabotage sequences in the harbour.

I would say a good film to watch for teenagers and adults.

It is a foreign language film with subtitles.