 | Max von Sydow als Knut Hamsun |
 | Ghita Nørby als Marie Hamsun |
 | Anette Hoff als Ellinor Hamsun |
 | Jesper Christensen als Otto Dietrich |
 | Edgar Selge als Terboven |
 | Ernst Jacobi als Adolf Hitler |
 | Bjørnar Teigen als Young soldier |
 | Åsa Söderling |
| Finn Schou |
 | Per Jansen |
 | Sverre Anker Ousdal |
| Eva von Hanno |
 | Erik Hivju |
 | Eindride Eidsvold |
 | Jørgen Langhelle |
 | Gard B. Eidsvold |
| Rut Tellefsen |
| Håkon Rosseland |
 | Johannes Joner |
 | Svein Erik Brodal |
| Jon Erling Wevling |
| Liv Steen |
| Silje Carine Kikut Moen |
 | Frode Rasmussen |
| Bjørg Vatle |
| Erik Kronstad |
 | Per Christensen |
| Harald Brenna |
| Berto Marklund |
| Barbara Johanson |
| Edvind Haugan |
| Gro Solemdal |
| Veslemøy Haslund |
| Michael Christensen |
 | Trond Høvik |
| Frank Rudi |
| Svein Gundersen |
| Peter Cyrus |
| Nina Englund |
| Karen Høie |
| Lisette Berg Kilden |
| Greta Espenes |
| Rasmus Lange |
| Pål Petter Brantzæg |
| Peter Schreck |
| Jan Troell | Director |
| Jan Troell | Writer |
| Lars Kolvig | Executive Producer |
| Jan Troell | Director of Photography |
| June Pålgard | Makeup Artist |
| Ghita Beckendorff | Editor |
| Kristin Blystad Collins | Hairstylist |
| Jan Troell | Editor |
| Lotte Dandanell | Costume Design |
| Thorkild Hansen | Author |
| Erik Crone | Producer |
| Mischa Gavrjusjov | Director of Photography |
| Karl Júlíusson | Production Design |
| Liv Sandvik | Casting |
| Per Olov Enquist | Screenplay |
| John Kindahl | Makeup Artist |
| Vidar Thune | Set Decoration |
| Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
