Max Manus: Man of War
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-12-18
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning
Writer: Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Spoken language: English, Norsk, Deutsch, suomi, Pусский
Genres: History, War, Action, Crime
Original title: Max Manus: Man of War
Production Companies: Filmkameratene, Miso Film, Roenbergfilm, Norsk Filminstitutt, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, B&T Film
Production Countries: Norway, Denmark, Germany
Cast
Aksel Hennie
Agnes Kittelsen
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Christian Rubeck
Julia Bache-Wiig
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Eirik Evjen
Knut Joner
Jakob Oftebro
Pål Sverre Hagen
Mats Eldøen
Ken Duken
Petter Næss
Stig Henrik Hoff
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