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The King's Choice(Movie, 2016)

Original title: "Kongens nei" (Norwegian/NO)
FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 13min | Genres: War, Action, Drama
The King's ChoiceRating: 3.4/5 (with 6464 votes)
The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No") is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, and was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film made the shortlist of nine films to be considered for a nomination at the 89th Academy Awards. ()
Movie poster of The King's Choice

Where to watch The King's Choice (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The King's Choice" is currently available on 2 providers. The King's Choice can be rented on Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Duration: 2h 10min
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Duration: 2h 10min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for The King's Choice

The People's Canon Award

About The King's Choice

On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.

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Additional Information

Production country: Norway
Plays in: Norway
Original language: Norwegian (NO)
Spoken languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), Norwegian (NO), Swedish (SV)
Translated into 24 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/10/2017 (World premiere: 09/29/2016)
Appearing Characters: Haakon VII of Norway, Olav V of Norway, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Curt Bräuer, Birger Eriksen, Peder Anker Wedel-Jarlsberg, Johan Nygaardsvold, Halvdan Koht, Carl Joachim Hambro, Harald V of Norway, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Adolf Hitler, Kristian Welhaven, Ivar Lykke
Cast: Jesper Christensen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Svein Tindberg, Andreas Lust, Katharina Schüttler, Ketil Høegh, Gerald Pettersen, Erik Hivju, Juliane Köhler, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Jan Frostad, Hans Jacob Sand, Nicolay Lange-Nielsen, Tone Danielsen, Espen Sandvik, Randolf Walderhaug, Tom Styve, Torfinn Nag, Udo Schenk, Aslak Maurstad, Finn Gjerdrum, Kaare Storemyr, Benjamin Røsler, Arthur Hakalahti, Herbert Nordrum, Krister Kern, Odd-Audor Ridse Bentsen, Lars Lund, Magnus Ketil Dobbe, Sofie Falkgård, Ingrid Ross Raftemo, Jan Petter Dickman, Eric Vorenholt
Director: Erik Poppe
Screenwriter: Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Jan Trygve Røyneland
Film Editor: Einar Egeland
Director of Photography: John Christian Rosenlund
Production Designer: Åsa Nilsson, Peter Bävman
Budget: 7,500,000 USD
Revenue: 9,100,000 USD (= 121%)

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