The Last Lieutenant (1993)
Secondløitnanten
Norwegian war drama. The old sea-captain retires, but the next day German WWII occupation of Norway begins. He then kisses his wife good-bye and is off to Army HQ. There he finds a lack of leadership and morale that offends him. They even laugh at him and his out-dated uniform and officer-rank. Secondloitnanten then finds and leads his private troop of volunteers against the German attack. The movie tells the story of a man that refuses to give up, even when everybody else leaves. He will fight for the country he loves and do his duty.
- Date of release
- 1993-08-27
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Hans Petter Moland
Casting
- Espen Skjønberg — Thor Espedal
- Gard B. Eidsvold — Merstad
- Bjørn Sundquist — Krogh
- Lars Andreas Larssen — Bjelland
- Morten Faldaas — Audun
- Ove Christian Owe — Ingolf
- Bjarne Thomsen — Bjarne
- Rut Tellefsen — Anna
- Camilla Strøm Henriksen — Ebba
- Bjørn Floberg — Kerlow
- Nils Ole Oftebro — Col. Paulsen
- Knut Haugmark — Knut
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Silver nugget for the best Norwegian film
The Last Lieutenant is a 1993 Norwegian film, directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Espen Skjønberg. It was released in the USA with English subtitles.
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