Hamsun
1996 · 159 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,756 VOTES · DIR. Jan Troell
Overview
Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can give from Great Britain. He supports the national socialist ideals, but opposes the way these ideals are turned into action - that Norwegians are jailed and executed. His wife Marie travels in Germany during the war as a sign of support from Knut and herself.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,230 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 As I walk down the overgrown path through the forest, -
00:08:22 No doubt everyone flocked around the Nobel Prize winnerin Oslo, -
00:13:42 Go away.
00:19:06 When I heard you speak, I realized -
00:25:04 In fact, more than...
00:33:50 Are you Hamsun?
00:38:41 Mass murders in India. Concentration camps in South Africa.
00:43:17 He's slmply there.
00:48:23 The Wehrmacht copy Is our soldlers' most prlzed possesslon.
00:54:36 Absurd.
00:59:09 - He writes well. - He's written to Terboven, too.
01:04:22 To our people, Knut Hamsun Is somethlng of a patrlarch.
01:11:58 However bravely Germany fought durlng World War I, -
01:18:56 And the executions! We've had enough.
01:26:27 It'll all be over soon.
01:36:14 - What a wonderful family. - Yes.
01:42:05 I never was good at arithmetic.
01:47:45 - in times of crisis?
01:53:10 As If he ever let me Influence hlm.
01:58:29 Have you bared your bleeding soul to that little quack?
02:05:08 - so we can get an exact date. "
02:10:59 So I came down and ate.
02:16:27 Knut has read it, too. You've ruined my life, and his.
02:22:19 What's wrong, father?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,230
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line02:22:19
Production Record
DirectorJan Troell
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes1,756