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Max Manus

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A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.
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Critics Consensus

This good old-fashioned Norwegian WW2 film has impressive set pieces and never suffers for a lack of suspense.

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Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle 04/07/2011
3/4
A polished and large-scale production with some rousing action sequences, the movie is certainly watchable, though no one's going to call this exciting filmmaking. Go to Full Review Joseph Jon Lanthier Slant Magazine 09/06/2010
2/4
The Euro-cultural tradition of canonizing Nazi resisters has met few candidates as challenging as Max Manus, a Norwegian saboteur and key member of the ragtag-guerilla Oslo Gang. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 09/03/2010
3/5
Has an old-fashioned sincerity that entertains without engaging. Go to Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com 09/03/2010
8/10
Enthalling and action-packed, it's understandably Norway's most successful film so far. Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 09/03/2010
A
Add to the impressive cannon of recent World War II resistance films, that include "Black Book," "Flame and Citron" and "Army of Crime," this engaging true story about a group of Norwegian freedom fighters--called the "Oslo Group"... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Benjamin H @RT54005248 02/12/2024 Selv om jeg føler at Max Manus glipper på noen små historie punkt underveis, så er dette en underholdende, følelsesladet og tematisk rik film som har mange gode skildringer og en fremragende skuespiller prestasjon av Aksel Hennie. See more a.l.jude p @judebd 12/03/2020 A treat to watch and a milestone for any movie to be made about WWll. See more 08/25/2018 Marvelous, moving portrait of the celebrated Norwegian freedom fighter. See more 06/25/2018 A gripping story, well produced with some great acting. I would happily see this again. See more 05/13/2018 I can't believe that 3 critics didn't like the movie, was trying to check how accurate critic picks on this site, so I picked a quality critic type of a movie but still got 3 rottens. See more 09/01/2017 English subtitles are tiny and dim. We bailed out. See more Read all reviews
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Joachim Rønning

Director

Espen Sandberg

Director

Aksel Hennie

Max Manus

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Gregers Gram

Agnes Kittelsen

Tikken

Knut Joner

Gunnar Sønsteby

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Movie Info

Synopsis A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.
Director
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Producer
Sveinung Golimo, John M. Jacobsen
Screenwriter
Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Production Co
Filmkameratene A/S, Miso Film, Eurimages, Det Danske Filminstitut, Norsk Filminstitutt, Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe, B&T Film
Genre
Action, Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 26, 2011
Runtime
1h 58m
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