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Amundsen

"Not the story of a hero"

2019

2h 5m

6.0(191 votes)

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The story of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911, and the first person to reach both the North and South Poles in 1926. Follows his all-consuming drive as a polar explorer and the tragedy he brought on himself and others by sacrificing everything in the icy wastelands to achieve his dream.

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Pål Sverre Hagen

Pål Sverre Hagen

Roald Amundsen

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Bess Magids

Christian Rubeck

Christian Rubeck

Leon Amundsen

Trond Espen Seim

Trond Espen Seim

Fridtjof Nansen

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Helmer Hanssen

Ole Christoffer Ertvaag

Ole Christoffer Ertvaag

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

Ida Ursin-Holm

Ida Ursin-Holm

Kiss Bennett

Fridtjov Såheim

Fridtjov Såheim

Hjalmar Johansen

Jonas Strand Gravli

Jonas Strand Gravli

Leif Dietrichson

Ruby Dagnall

Ruby Dagnall

Aline Amundsen

Creative team

Directed by: Espen Sandberg
Written by: Ravn Lanesskog
Produced by: John M. Jacobsen
Kristian Strand Sinkerud

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