Max manus follows manus from the outbreak of world war ii until the summer of 1945. Man of war was an action drama about a world war ii saboteur, while their oscarnominated 2012 breakout, kontiki, detailed. Man of war the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. 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. A patriotic norwegian leads a resistance movement against the nazi troops occupying their country. Man of war brilliant movie, by the way and when it came to the end title cards, i was wondering what they say. Good norwegian action movies are rare, if you have some fearful memories of bad norwegian movies, this will change your mind. After fighting against the russians, manus returns to a germanoccupied. Man of war full movie hd 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.
Max manus is a norwegian resistance fighter involved in liberating his country from the occupying nazi frces. 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. The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during wwii and his battle to overcome his inner demons. 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. During world war ii, max manus who would become one of norways greatest war heroes joins the resistance. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the true story of one mans heroic actions in the line of duty. The story follows manus played by aksel hennie through the outbreak of world war ii in norway until peacetime in 1945. 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. His ability to carry out sabotage attacks on the germans with pinpoint precision earns him the reputation as on of norways elite. Starring aksel hennie, nicolai cleve broch, viktoria winge, and ken duken. After fighting against the russians during the winter war in finland, manus returns to a germanoccupied norway.
After fighting against the russians, manus returns to a germanoccupied norway to combat the occupying nazi forces. Norway is not known for its blockbusters, but pirates of the caribbean director joachim ronning has always made big movies. 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. 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. When norway is invaded by germany, young saboteur max manus returns home to help in the fight against the occupation. 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 very poignant, moving yet action packed synopsis of one of norways most prolific war heroes. 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. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the true story of one man s heroic actions in the line of duty. Sep 16, 2009 max manus played by aksel hennie, one of norways bestknown actors gets his initial training fighting as a volunteer against the russians in finland, and the handtohand brutality of the snow. True story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during world war iivery true very good movie. Max manus is a young man who has spent the better part of his life living a normal life. An explosive, adrenalinepumping thrillride from start to finish, this is the incredible true story of max manus leader of the irrepressible oslo gang, whose urban guerrilla war against.
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during world war ii and his battle to overcome his inner demons. Norwegian biographical war drama based on the life of resistance fighter max manus, who died in 1996. Man of war 2008 film sa prevodom online max manus je norveski biografski ratni film iz 2008. 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. The rousing war epic max manus tells the true story of one of europes most celebrated world war iiera resistance fighters. Man of war is a 2008 norwegian biographical war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter. 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. Man of war 2008 is available on netflix united states.
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. However, if you arent from norway, i doubt if the movie will bowl you over like it did these folks. Max manus is a norwegian resistance fighter involved in liberating his country from the occupying nazi forces.
Max manus played by aksel hennie, one of norways bestknown actors gets his initial training fighting as a volunteer against the russians in finland, and the handto. Manus returns to his german occupied country and is incensed that his beloved norway has been stolen. And, i am sure that because of this that max manus. Peter dutton explains potential cause for manus island incident daily mail onlinevia.
The action starts in finland, where max was a volunteer fighter. 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. Nov 09, 2008 the true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during wwii and his battle to overcome his inner demons. Man of war is an explosive, adrenalinepumping thrill ride and the tale of one mans heroic actions in the line of duty. This good oldfashioned norwegian ww2 film has impressive set pieces and never suffers for a lack of suspense. It goes on from 19401945 telling the story and feelings of max manus, who was a saboteur under the war. It is about the exploits of celebrated norwegian resistance fighter max manus, based on his own memoirs.
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