6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Action, War, Thriller, Drama, Adventure • 1957 • 96 min
Nine Lives (1957)
Nine Lives (1957)
Overview
Nine Lives is a 1957 historical war drama set during World War II, following Jan Baalsrud's real-life escape from the German army in Norway to neutral Sweden. The film leans traditional in cultural leanings, honoring traditional family values and portraying community solidarity as vital to survival. It avoids critiquing traditional identities and eschews LGBTQ or gender themes entirely. The narrative centers on resilience, patriotism, and the role of family as a core strength amid adversity, with few modern progressive elements but a strong dose of historical realism and collective heroism.
Starring Cast
Jack Fjeldstad • Henny Moan • Alf Malland
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Nine Lives is a 1957 historical war drama set during World War II, following Jan Baalsrud's real-life escape from the German army in Norway to neutral Sweden. The film leans traditional in cultural leanings, honoring traditional family values and portraying community solidarity as vital to survival. It avoids critiquing traditional identities and eschews LGBTQ or gender themes entirely. The narrative centers on resilience, patriotism, and the role of family as a core strength amid adversity, with few modern progressive elements but a strong dose of historical realism and collective heroism.
Starring Cast
Jack Fjeldstad • Henny Moan • Alf Malland
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film depicts a universally condemned historical conflict, highlighting both the extraordinary individual will to survive and the crucial collective solidarity of a community resisting tyranny. It balances themes of individual heroism and mutual aid without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on a heroic struggle without critiquing traditional identities, portraying them in a neutral or positive light.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Low
The film implicitly portrays traditional family structures as the unquestioned norm within the supportive communities that aid the protagonist, depicting them positively as the foundation of resilience and mutual assistance.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film portrays the Norwegian people, who are predominantly Christian, exhibiting profound selflessness, courage, and compassion as they risk their lives to aid Jan Baalsrud. These virtues, deeply embedded in the cultural context, are presented by the narrative as admirable and essential to human survival and resistance, aligning with positive aspects of Christian ethics without explicit religious exposition.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Nine Lives is a historical war drama centered on a Norwegian commando's escape from Nazis during World War II. The narrative focuses on themes of survival, resilience, and patriotism. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted in the film.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Nine Lives (1957) is a historical war drama depicting a Norwegian commando's harrowing escape from Nazi forces during World War II. The narrative focuses entirely on survival, resistance, and the aid provided by local villagers. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present within the film's plot or character arcs.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: High
The film focuses on the survival and escape of a male commando during World War II, aided by various Norwegian civilians. While female characters play crucial roles in providing assistance and shelter, none are depicted engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a historical drama based on a real-life WWII escape. All significant characters are portrayed with the same gender as their historical counterparts or as established in the source material. No instances of gender swapping are present.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a historical drama based on the true story of Norwegian commando Jan Baalsrud during World War II. All characters, including the protagonist, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their historical or canonical depiction as white Norwegians.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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