'ATLANTIC CROSSING'
NEW WORLD WAR II TV SERIES
Something from one of our favourite television producers, European Beta Film: first photos from their new period set mini series ATLANTIC
CROSSING a true life eight part drama in which Sofia Helin (from our favourite Scandinavian epic saga ever Arn Knight Templar) plays Norwegian Crown Princess Martha!
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Atlantic Crossing is a series from Norwegian national TV |
ATLANTIC CROSSING
An affair that changes history at the eve of WW II. Inspired by true events it is the incredible story of Norwegian crown princess Märtha, who fights to save her country – and her marriage – in a unique and never before seen perspective on the tragic events of World War II. Märtha is a heroine who rose from her obligations of a caring princess and
loving mother to an influential figure in world politics, a popular icon who had a significant impact on President Roosevelt's decision to enter the war.
An affair that changes history at the eve of WW II. Inspired by true events it is the incredible story of Norwegian crown princess Märtha, who fights to save her country – and her marriage – in a unique and never before seen perspective on the tragic events of World War II. Märtha is a heroine who rose from her obligations of a caring princess and
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Kyle Maclachlan plays president Roosevelt in the series |
KYLE MACLACHLAN ALSO STARS
The untold story of Princess Martha who fled the Nazis after the German invasion of Norway, escaping to the U.S., where she befriended President
Franklin Roosevelt and lived in the White House, also stars Kyle MacLachlan as Roosevelt, Last Kingdom's Tobias Santelmann, Harriet Harris, Daniel Betts and Lucy Russell!
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The series will be offered to buyers at MipTv market this weekend in Cannes |