Battle of Oslo

April 9th, 1940, Norway is under siege. As German warships close in on Oslo, Colonel Birger Eriksen, commander of the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress, makes a bold decision that changes the course of history.

Cast

Bjørn Sundquist

as Oberst Birger Eriksen

Andrea Berntzen

as Borghild Eriksen

Fridtjov Såheim

as Løytnant August Bonsak

Eldar Skar

as Kaptein Magnus P. Sødem

Håvard Bakke

as Kaptein Thorleif Unneberg

Elias Holmen Sørensen

as Kaptein Vagn Jul Enger

Jon Øigarden

as Kommandør Per Askim

Terje Strømdahl

as Erik Solem

Øystein Røger

as Kommandørkaptein Andreas Anderssen

Axel Bøyum

as Minør Sigurd Bexrud

Reviews

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"Battle of Oslo"or "Blücher" is the second Norwegian film, I've seen in recent years, that covers the early days of the invasion of Norway. Colonial Birger Eriksen was in charge of the Oscarsborg Fortress when the Germans lauched their invasion, sinking the Nazi battleship Blucher, instrumental...

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