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The 12th Man (Norwegian: Den 12. mann) is a 2017 Norwegian historical drama film directed by Harald Zwart, starring Thomas Gullestad as Jan Baalsrud, who escapes from occupying Nazi Germans on the island of Rebbenesøya, via the Lyngen Fjord and Manndalen, to neutral Sweden in the spring of 1943.
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The 12th Man tells the dramatic story of Jan Baalsrud's escape from the Nazis during the Second World War. In Shetland, 12 Norwegian resistance fighters board a fishing boat with eight tons of TNT and cross the North Sea as part of Operation Martinwith a plan to sabotage German military facilities. The mission gets into trouble soon after reaching ...
as Jan BaalsrudJonathan Rhys-Meyers as SturmbannführerIn March 2004, producer Veslemøy Ruud Zwart secured the film rights to the book Jan Baalsrud and Those Who Saved Him. Filming began by April 2016. The book and its film adaptation have the same protagonist as Arne Skouen's Oscar-nominated film Nine Lives (1957), in which Baalsrud's courage and stamina were also emphasized. Jan Baalsrud's story was ...
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86%, based on 21 reviews with an average rating of 6.52/10. Metacriticgives the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on ten critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Aftenposten observes that the film emphasizes Baalsrud's helpers and the struggle o...
Web site: Movies: The 12th Man . Box Office Mojo.Book: Haug, Tore . Jan Baalsrud and Those Who Saved Him . Astrid Karlsen Scott . Gyldendal . 2001 . 9788205297524.News: Incredibly, the jaw-dropping scenes in this vivid WWII survivalist film are true . 9 October 2018 . Times of Israel.Web site: Fredriksen . Rune . 1 March 2006 . Zwart vil lage 'Ni Liv' på nytt . Zwart will create 'Nine Lives' again . 18 September 2016 . NRK.True World War II story about Jan Baalsrud, one of the 12 saboteurs sent in 1943 from England to the Nazi-occupied Northern Norway. After their boat is sunk by the Germans, Jan goes on the run towards neutral Sweden.
The 12th Man: Directed by Harald Zwart. With Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen. They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
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- Drama, History, Thriller
- Harald Zwart
- 2018-05-04
May 4, 2018 · Trained in the U.K., Baalsrud was part of a dozen fighters sent to Norway on a mission to wreck a German airbase there. The mission was practically over before it even had a chance to begin, and Baalsrud’s escape from pursuing Nazis is one of the most harrowing and arguably inspiring.
Mar 30, 2020 · How The 12th Man stayed alive: the true history behind Netflix's subzero survival story Jan Baalsrud fled the Nazis in the most unforgiving conditions imaginable. Thanks to DIY...
Aug 12, 2013 · The 12th Man: How E. King Gill started Texas A&M's identity of teamwork and support. Texas A&M student E. King Gill came down from the stands and was ready to play for the Aggies in the Dixie Classic game, which started the 12th Man tradition.
