Max manus is a norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter max manus 191496, after his contribution in the winter war against the soviet union. May 26, 2009 a box office smash in its native norway, man of war is the story of ww2 resistance soldier max manus and his oslo gang. Starring aksel hennie, nicolai cleve broch, viktoria winge, and ken duken. Jun 09, 2011 the rousing war epic max manus tells the true story of one of europes most celebrated world war iiera resistance fighters. In this film we get a look at the dangers and risks that manus and his men had to. After fighting against the russians, manus returns to a germanoccupied norway to combat the. Max manus is a young man who has spent the better part of his life living a normal life. If youre not norwegian, the chances are youve never heard of max manus. Man of war 2008 film online subtitrat filme online. Biographical war drama based on the life of norwegian resistance fighter max manus. Man of war max manus is a 2008 norwegian war film directed by the directing team of joachim ronning and espen sandberg starring aksel hennie, agnes kittelsen, and nicolai cleve broch. Aksel hennie stars as manus, who joins the resistance movement in nazioccupied norway and masterminds a series of highly successful sabotage missions against the nazis.
Man of war was an action drama about a world war ii saboteur, while their oscarnominated 2012 breakout, kontiki, detailed. English title festival title usafrihedskmperen max manus denmarkmax manus. With aksel hennie, agnes kittelsen, nicolai cleve broch, ken duken. Manus returns to his german occupied country and is incensed that his beloved norway has been stolen. This one gives you a take on the more hidden parts of the war and follows a small. Man of war is based on the true story of a 2nd world war norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur of the same name. If you have seen a lot of wwii movies dont think this will be just another one.
The action starts in finland, where max was a volunteer fighter. Norway is not known for its blockbusters, but pirates of the caribbean director joachim ronning has always made big movies. Max manus tells a parallel story of norways greatest second world war hero, a ruthless antinazi whose military skills were learnt fighting with the finns against the soviet invaders in 1939 and. The story follows manus played by aksel hennie through the outbreak of world war ii in norway until peacetime in 1945. Max manus is a 2008 norwegian historical war film it tells the story of the eponymous world war ii resistance fighter maximo max manus, who, after a short deployment fighting russians in finland, returns to norway to find it occupied by the germans, and ends up joining a british special forces unit to conduct commando missions around norway the film is notable as one. Max manus is a very poignant, moving yet action packed synopsis of one of norways most prolific war heroes. Max manus is a 2008 norwegian historical war film it tells the story of the eponymous world war ii resistance fighter maximo max manus, who, after a short deployment fighting russians in finland, returns to norway to find it occupied by the germans, and ends up joining a british special forces unit to conduct commando missions around norway. Man of war is a 2008 norwegian biographical war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter. Aksel hennie stars as manus, who joins the resistance movement in nazioccupied norway and masterminds a series of highly. Max manus tells the story of max manus, a norwegian saboteur during the second world war.
After fighting against the russians, manus returns to a germanoccupied. If you are, youll probably already have heard a great deal about this film. Man of war brilliant movie, by the way and when it came to the end title cards, i was wondering what they say. Man of war is a norwegian film about a famous norwegian hero. It is about the exploits of celebrated norwegian resistance fighter max manus, based on his own memoirs. The story follows manus aksel hennie from the winter war against the soviet union, through the outbreak of world war ii and the occupation of norway by nazi germany until peacetime in. However, when the call of duty came knocking at his door he was forced to go fight in some of the harshest conditions on the globe.
Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the tale of one man s heroic actions in the line of duty. Jan 12, 2012 home culture max manus man of war max manus man of war by thornews on january 12, 2012 0. Norway weighs in with its version of world war ii in max manus, finally getting to honor its own resistance. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the tale of one mans heroic actions in the line of duty. Man of war is a 2008 norwegian biographical war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter max manus 9 december 1914 20 september 1996. Home culture max manus man of war max manus man of war by thornews on january 12, 2012 0. The rousing war epic max manus tells the true story of one of europes most celebrated world war iiera resistance fighters. This good oldfashioned norwegian ww2 film has impressive set pieces and never suffers for a lack of suspense. The story follows manus aksel hennie from the winter war against the soviet union, through the outbreak of world war ii and the occupation of norway by nazi germany until peacetime in 1945. His last two features, codirected with partner espen sandberg, werent the intimate stories of arthouse filmmaking. When norway is invaded by germany, young saboteur max manus returns home to help in the fight against the occupation. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the true story of one mans heroic actions in the line of duty.
World war ii was a very tumultuous time for many people around the world and especially for certain countries. Max manus is a norwegian resistance fighter involved in. Man of war the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Although most of the story takes place in norway some scenes of his training were filmed in scotland. Yet the story of this national hero is in many ways a universal one. In this film we get a look at the dangers and risks that manus and his men had to undergo to fight the. May 1, 2015 war films are a favourite with audiences and filmmakers, so its hardly surprising that cinema has been all over it. The film was a major production and used 1,800 extras and 2,000 people behind the cameras. After fighting against the russians, manus returns to a germanoccupied norway to combat the occupying nazi forces. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the.
Manus joined norwegian resistance and became a member of the oslo gang, specializing in the sinking of ships, including the spectacular sabotage of the donau troop ship in. Released by moviescore media in 2009 mmd0002 containing music from max manus 2008. The norwegian historical crusader max manus who lived from 1914 to 1996 retains household name status among scandinavians for his acts of daunting courage during the second world war, but curiously, few nonhistorians outside of northern europe have heard of him. I only know a handful of basic norwegian, danish, and german words but i lost my glasses, see, and i was unable to read most of the words clearly wo pressing my face to my television set. A patriotic norwegian leads a resistance movement against the nazi troops occupying their country. Max manus english title man of war is a norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter max manus 191496. Norwegian biographical war drama based on the life of resistance fighter max manus, who died in 1996. Man of war dan kenneth gigernes ww2 biography about resistance fighter max manus tries to have a realistic tone and it is good to see that max manus inner demons is not wiped under a rug and the film manage to recreate some 1940s atmosphere well. Follows the young adventurer max manus from the time he arrived in nazioccupied norway in 1940 after having fought the russians during the winter war in finland. Max manus is a norwegian resistance fighter involved in liberating his country from the occupying nazi frces. By presenting the story of a heroic man in a style which completely undermines the usual approach to such subjects, max manus man of war makes a valuable contribution to the genre and to norways relationship with its history.
Man of war was an action drama about a world war ii saboteur, while their oscarnominated 2012 breakout, kontiki. Jun 10, 2011 the rousing war epic max manus tells the true story of one of europes most celebrated world war iiera resistance fighters. His ability to carry out sabotage attacks on the germans with pinpoint precision earns him the reputation as on of norways elite. But as the war drags on, max is driven to alcoholism by his ability to survive. Dan kenneth gigerness rating of the film max manus. The story follows manus through the outbreak of world war ii in norway until peacetime in 1945. At the time of filming, it was the most expensive entirely norwegian film. A box office smash in its native norway, man of war is the story of ww2 resistance soldier max manus and his oslo gang. Jun 06, 2009 max manus tells a parallel story of norways greatest second world war hero, a ruthless antinazi whose military skills were learnt fighting with the finns against the soviet invaders in 1939 and. Max manus is a norwegian resistance fighter involved in liberating his country from the occupying nazi forces.
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