Best Norwegian history movies
A curated collection of popular history movies from Norway.
It Happened One Night (1958)
It Happened One Night (1958)
Based on a true story this almost documentary-like drama tells the story of a young woman doctor who in 1942, helped several Jewish children escape for the border to neutral Sweden. Not knowing who to trust and chased by the germans, the flight quickly turns into a tense fight for their life.
Vår egen tid (1959)
Vår egen tid (1959)
Shows footage from King Haakon the 7th arrival in Norway in 1905 to the beginning of the space age.
The Devil's Ballroom (2012)
The Devil's Ballroom (2012)
Along his strenuous journey to the North Pole, a chance encounter forces a fearless explorer to make an impossible decision. After burying his last remaining companion, a fearless explorer has to find his way to the North Pole alone, fighting snow-blindness and physical strain. An unexpected encounter forces him to decide between honor and fame in the history books or keeping the moral high ground—a choice which will haunt the rest of his life. Although taking place in the early 1910s, The Devil's Ballroom tells a timeless tale of greed, self-sacrifice, the blinding yearn for success and the sacred myth surrounding European explorers.
An Enemy of the People (2005)
An Enemy of the People (2005)
In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play, we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman returning to his native village to produce the world's purest bottled water. The plant will bring new life and hope to the village, but unexpected trouble occurs.
Catching the Flame (2019)
Catching the Flame (2019)
This docudrama takes us on a journey through Nikolai Astrup's life and the inspiration behind some of his most famous paintings until his early death in 1928.
Second Sight (1994)
Second Sight (1994)
Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.
Max Manus - Mannen og Myten (1996)
Max Manus - Mannen og Myten (1996)
The life of Maximo Guillermo "Max" Manus, a Norwegian resistance fighter, before and after World War II.
Alt for Norge (2005)
Alt for Norge (2005)
This is a humouristic viewpoint upon Norways history the last 100 years - Since the end of the union with Sweden in 1905. A Guide through Norways history the last 100 years.
The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)
The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)
Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.
Over open avgrunn (1997)
Over open avgrunn (1997)
A portrait of Norwegian poet and novelist Tarjei Vesaas (1897 - 1970).
Little Ida (1981)
Little Ida (1981)
Little Ida's mother is working for the Germans during WW2, and she is also having a relationship with a German SS-officer. Ida is experiencing the problems of having a mother who is involved with the enemy, without being old enough to understand what is actually going on.
Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961)
Hans Nielsen Hauge (1961)
Hans Nielsen Hauge was a Norwegian reformer in the early 1800's both financially and spiritually.
Haakon VII – Norges konge i krig og fred (1952)
Haakon VII – Norges konge i krig og fred (1952)
The documentary is a cavalcade of King Haakon VII's life from his arrival in Christiania in the autumn of 1905 until May 17, 1952, the year he turned 80.
Ut mot havet (1959)
Ut mot havet (1959)
The film deals with a fisherman's home on the coast, where everyone one autumn evening sits with their work in the living room.