---
title: 'The King''s Choice (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erik Poppe'
released: '2016-09-16'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Ireland'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kings-choice-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4353996/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King's Choice (2016)

2016 · 130 min · Drama, War, Action, History · Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Norway

Original title: Kongens nei

## Synopsis

The King's Choice 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Finn Gjerdrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/finn-gjerdrum), [Stein B. Kvae](https://cinepixo.com/people/stein-b-kvae)
- **Director:** [Erik Poppe](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-poppe)
- **Screenplay:** [Harald Rosenløw Eeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-rosenl-w-eeg), [Jan Trygve Røyneland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-trygve-r-yneland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johan Söderqvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-soderqvist)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Christian Rosenlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-christian-rosenlund)
- **Editor:** [Einar Egeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/einar-egeland)

## Cast

- [Nicolay Lange-Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolay-lange-nielsen) as Nikolai Ramm Østgaard
- [Finn Gjerdrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/finn-gjerdrum) as Jon Sundby
- [Herbert Nordrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-nordrum)
- [Ingrid Ross Raftemo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-ross-raftemo) as Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
- [Sofie Falkgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/sofie-falkgard) as Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
- [Kaare Storemyr](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaare-storemyr) as Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
- [Katharina Schüttler](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-schuttler) as Anneliese Bräuer
- [Hans Jacob Sand](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-jacob-sand) as Birger Ljungberg
- [Magnus Ketil Dobbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/magnus-ketil-dobbe) as Harald V of Norway
- [Aslak Maurstad](https://cinepixo.com/people/aslak-maurstad)
- [Karl Markovics](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-markovics) as Curt Bräuer
- [Tone Danielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/tone-danielsen)
- [Tom Styve](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-styve)
- [Espen Sandvik](https://cinepixo.com/people/espen-sandvik) as Captain Magnus P. Sødem
- [Erik Hivju](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-hivju) as Birger Eriksen

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kings-choice-2016
Film facts: Wikidata (Q26884608); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.