Gold Run (2022) User Reviews

Entertaining but far from historical accuracy

[steiner-sam · 6/10 · 22 September 2023]

It's a primarily fictional David and Goliath story of the historical transport of Norway's gold reserve away from the advancing German army in April-May 1940.

Fredrik Haslund (Jon Oigarden), the secretary of the Labor Party's parliamentary group in Norway and a historical figure, leads the effort to get 50 tons of gold out of Oslo to British ships for transport to England. His sister, Nini (Ida Elise Broch), also becomes deeply involved.

The film follows Haslund and the gold as they go north narrowly ahead of the Germans. Other primary film characters are the real-life poet Nordahl Grieg (Morten Svartveit), Bank Manager Andreas Lund (Gard B. Eidsvold), Major Bjorn Sunde (Elvind Sander), and two fictional ordinary men, Odd Henry (Sven Nordin) and bank clerk Ingvar Berge (Axel Boyum). Major Otto Stoltmann (Anatole Taubman) leads the German pursuit.

"Gold Run" is mostly a fun action picture, with humor provided by Odd Henry and Ingvar Berge, who offer contrasting perspectives throughout. Haslund is meticulous to a fault, much to the dismay of Major Sunde. As expected, Norwegian creativity prevails over dogged German efforts.

"Gold Run" exaggerates events and lifts tension beyond the believable too often for my satisfaction. Thus, it's entertaining but far from historical accuracy.

Good and uncomplicated movie about Norway in WW2

[quevaal · 7/10 · 17 December 2022]

This movie is based on real events (Flight of the Norwegian National Treasury) that is not that well known among most people and as a story it works fine. I didn't originally know the details of the actual event so I wasn't sure how much is true. One thing I did look up was the female character Nini who looked like a modern invention to add some women to an otherwise male war. She fought in Spain during the civil war and here she suddenly helps out her secretary brother rescuing the gold from the Germans. Nini Gleditsch is for real indeed, and even the flamboyant Norwegian poet Nordahl Grieg was on this journey. It is otherwise well-known that he died in an air raid over Berlin.

(For good measure they could even have included Norway's legendary prime minister Einar Gerhardsen in the film, but they have left him out.)

All in all, it's a good and uncomplicated movie about Norway in WW2 and one of the few highlights in the defence.

Golden gambit

[GianfrancoSpada · 8/10 · 16 March 2024]

Gulltrasnpoten presents a thrilling narrative centered around the historical transport of Norway's gold reserve amidst the chaos of World War II. Jon Oigarden delivers a compelling performance as Fredrik Haslund, leading the charge to safeguard the nation's wealth from the encroaching German forces. Supported by a strong ensemble cast including Ida Elise Broch and Sven Nordin, the film navigates the perilous journey with tension and suspense.

Visually, the movie captures the intensity of the era with impressive cinematography and meticulous attention to detail. The Norwegian landscape serves as a stark backdrop to the unfolding drama, enhancing the authenticity of the wartime setting. Directorial choices effectively convey the urgency of the mission, keeping audiences on the edge of their seats throughout.

Despite its historical basis, "Gulltrasnpoten " occasionally takes liberties with the events, amplifying the drama to cinematic proportions. While this may detract from the overall accuracy, it adds to the entertainment value, offering a thrilling ride for viewers. The inclusion of comedic elements provides a welcome contrast to the tension, adding depth to the characters and their interactions.

Overall, the movie succeeds as a gripping war thriller, offering audiences a compelling glimpse into a lesser-known chapter of history. While some performances may falter and dramatic embellishments abound, the film delivers an engaging cinematic experience that resonates long after the credits roll.

true story, but over dramatized

[OJT · 6/10 · 15 December 2022]

The transport of the Norwegian gold and silver which started on the day Norway got occupied by the German war machine April 9th 1940 is an amazing story, but the story seem to be over dramatized.

The film is well made, with solid effects and good quality, and this is in fact the mot expensive Norwegian move made for streaming ever, made by Viaplay for their streaming services all across.

A solid A-team of Norwegian actors are doing well in the movie, but it's sad that a couple of them, especially Axel Bøyum is acting this as it was a comedy. Why?

Well, that said. Apart from this the film is rather entertaining, and it does what it should; Make you read about the true story.

An excellent thriller.

[safrch · 10/10 · 16 December 2022]

This is how all thrillers should be. Haven't see such an awesome action packed thriller in a long time. Was kept at the edge of my seat the whole time. Not a second of dull moment. The acting, the back ground score, all aspects of the movie I found fabulous. Even though watched it in a non English language , still was able to enjoy it very much using the subtitles. In this action packed thriller there are also some elements of comedy, A treat for the whole family. After watching this, war movies have become my new favourite. Kudos to all those involved in the film, the story, the direction, the acting, the music , the war scenes, all excellent. War time imagery was created to perfection, looked so real. Looking forward to more such movies from the makers of this film. Truly a movie that deserves tons of accolades. Excellent, Bravo, and thank you.

A great deal of promise but a dud x100

[evanandriopoulos · 1/10 · 30 December 2022]

Great cast of actors, an exciting historical event and it falls like a dud after 5 minutes. To summarize.... Midway (ww2) remake was the worst war movie made topping Pearl Harbor with terrible lines, acting etc... this topped those by far.

Where to start. Storyline was good... Sven Nordin did not fit in at all. No chemistry...Axel Bøyum acted like it was a slapstick comedy skit. Horrible. Ida Else Broch was god awful. When time is of the essence, Germans were on their tail like most of the characters.... They smiled, were relaxed and just were not serious enough. Eivind Sander acted like he was in Neste Sommer. Too dumb.

To add to the misery....of the audience...German actor Anatole Taubman who had a small but brilliant role in Band of Brothers was god awful. Going from car chase to co-pilot seat in seconds (good vs evil). Omg could it get worse? No.... I put myself out of my misery by dropping the last 15 minutes.

To his credit Jon Øigarden was the best of the cast and took his role seriously. Btw Thorbjørn Harr acted like he was only paid for 30 seconds and gave 5 seconds of effort. Uff....

norwegian...

[ops-52535 · 9/10 · 15 December 2022]

Wardramas from real life happenings, are usually wellmade and feels very authentic, and that it was viasat that laid the tramway for this production is quite surprising and follows tha norwegian gold standard of good moviemaking.

Its about the transportation of the gold belonging to bank of norway, and safing it to wherever safe might be in the situation of war, though ive been reading alot about this scenario, i was pleasantly surprised by the freestyling the plotmakers have done to enhance the tension... it has tension everywhere and the soundeffects and musical score enhance the drama in a lovely manner

most of all i applaude the acts of this movie. Norwegian actors are usually like duracell-rabbits on steroids whatever genre it is, the director has released some of this makim-vocabulars of eastnorwegian dialect before the shoots, therefore the grumpy old mans acclaim and recommend.

Solid and suspenseful war movie!

[imseeg · 8/10 · 20 December 2022]

I love a good war movie and this is one of them! Based on a true story...

The story: Norwegians have to safeguard their countries biggest gold supply from when the Nazis invade their country at the very start of World War II. Will they be able to flee with the gold transport to Sweden before the Nazis take hold of it? THAT's the contineous CLIFFHANGER...

The good; I would like to award it 7,5 stars. It's contineous suspense and solid acting performances and a tightknit direction with beautiful photography are to be thanked for that.

Any bad? The leading actor isnt the most charismatic Norwegian actor. The story furthermore does not tread new roads in the war movie genre. It's kind of a formula picture, but a really solid one.