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The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

Action Drama War

Unarmed and outnumbered, they stunned the world with their incredible victory.

Release Date: 1965, November 12
Directors: Anthony Mann
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Benton Film Productions, Benton Film Productions, The Rank Organisation, The Rank Organisation
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Alan Howard, Robert Ayres, Patrick Jordan, David Davies, George Murcell, Victor Beaumont, Geoffrey Keen, Roy Dotrice, John Golightly, Brook Williams

Overview:

Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant in rural Telemark.

Keywords:

based on true story world war ii 1940s dramatic sabotage commanding atomic bomb resistance fighter norway physicist divorced couple snowy mountains electric power station commando unit lovers reunion norwegian resistance atomic energy saboteur bombing mission nazi occupied norway