Max Manus: Man of War

After being wounded fighting the Soviets and then the Germans in Norway's brief 1940 campaign, Max Manus becomes a key saboteur in the Norwegian resistance, targeting German ships in Oslo harbor with limpet mines. The film follows his daring operations, capture risks, and the psychological toll of underground warfare.

Max Manus was a real Norwegian resistance fighter renowned for sabotage operations, including sinking German ships in Oslo harbor, as part of the wider Norwegian resistance movement (Milorg and other groups) during the German occupation of 1940–1945.

The film is based closely on Manus's own memoirs and is generally regarded as a faithful account of his documented sabotage career.

Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Cast: Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Agnes Kittelsen, Ken Duken

Positioned at 1940–1945 within the German occupation of Norway phase of the war, as part of the Norwegian resistance. This is entry 24 of 150 in the chronological archive.

• Norwegian resistance
• Max Manus
• sabotage
• limpet mines
• occupation of Norway

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