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Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat

Original title: Kampen om Narvik
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
12K
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POPULARITY
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Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
April 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hiter's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat.
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April 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitle... Read allApril 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat.April 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat.

  • Director
    • Erik Skjoldbjærg
  • Writers
    • Christopher Grøndahl
    • Live Bonnevie
    • Erik Skjoldbjærg
  • Stars
    • Billy Campbell
    • Kristine Hartgen
    • Henrik Mestad
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,205
    46
    • Director
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Writers
      • Christopher Grøndahl
      • Live Bonnevie
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Stars
      • Billy Campbell
      • Kristine Hartgen
      • Henrik Mestad
    • 50User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Holger Handtke, Christoph Bach, Kristine Hartgen, and Emil Johnsen in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Carl Martin Eggesbø in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Carl Martin Eggesbø in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Mathilde Holtedahl Cuhra and Kristine Hartgen in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Carl Martin Eggesbø in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Carl Martin Eggesbø in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Kristine Hartgen and Carl Martin Eggesbø in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)
    Kristine Hartgen in Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)

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    Billy Campbell
    Billy Campbell
    • Konsul George L.D. Gibbs
    • (as Ollie Campbell)
    Kristine Hartgen
    Kristine Hartgen
    • Ingrid Tofte
    Henrik Mestad
    Henrik Mestad
    • Major Sigurd Omdal
    Stig Henrik Hoff
    Stig Henrik Hoff
    • Aslak Tofte
    Christoph Bach
    Christoph Bach
    • Konsul Fritz Wussow
    Carl Martin Eggesbø
    • Korporal Gunnar Tofte
    Magnus Dugdale
    Magnus Dugdale
    • Giles Romilly
    Mathilde Holtedahl Cuhra
    • Bjørg
    Holger Handtke
    Holger Handtke
    • Generalleutnant Eduard Dietl
    Benjamin Noble
    Benjamin Noble
    • Sub-lieutenant Patrick Dalzel-Job
    Emil Johnsen
    Emil Johnsen
    • Ordfører Theodor Broch
    Isak Bakli Aglen
    Isak Bakli Aglen
    • Korporal Larsen
    Edvard Lie Aalstad
    Edvard Lie Aalstad
    • Menig Magne Hansen
    Kari Bremnes
    • Polly
    Øyvind Trøite
    • Menig Præstnes
    Anders Wang
    • Kaptein Arthur Bjørnson
    Christoph Gelfert Mathiesen
    • Ole Tofte
    Torfinn Nag
    • Oberst Konrad Sundlo
    • Director
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg
    • Writers
      • Christopher Grøndahl(story)
      • Live Bonnevie(story)
      • Erik Skjoldbjærg(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The release of the movie was postponed for two years. First due to the 2019 Corona virus, and later on due to the war in Ukraine in 2022. The Covid pandemic delayed filming. And the producers didn't want to release a war movie, just as the war broke out in Ukraine. The filming of the movie was finished in 2021.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the movie, the sound from explosions can be heard instantaneously, even when they occur a long distance away. Bangs would be delayed in such cases, as sound travels at roughly 340 meters per second.

    User reviews50

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    7/10
    A competent war drama
    While looking at what others said on here I found one outstanding and very comprehensive review. I completely agree with everything said by Erik_Surewaard and hope he won't mind me quoting part of his to make up the word count. I strongly recommend reading Erik's comments in full.

    If I read quite some of the other user reviews, I see many complaints about the movie being too focussed on the story of one family. This instead of on the battle itself. And I can partially agree with those comments. But to use this as the main argument for giving this movie an IMDd rating of only somewhere between 1 to 4 stars, is totally unjustified. This is like saying that "Titanic" is a bad movie because it focusses to much on a love story between two people...

    I personally think that "Narvik" succeeded pretty well considering its relative meagre production budget of 'only' 63.2 million Norwegian Kroner, equalling around 6.4 million US$. So before drawing conclusions, let's first take a look at a comparable... For instance "Das Boot" - a WW2 movie that was made in germany over 40 years ago - had a budget of 15 million US$. And mind you, those are 1981 dollars! So it seems that a budget of 6.4 million is peanuts if you want to make a WW2 movie.
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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Norway
    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Нарвік
    • Filming locations
      • Narvik, Norway
    • Production company
      • Nordisk Film Production AS
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • NOK 80,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,657,347
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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