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The Heroes of Telemark( 1965)

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

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.

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      Kirk Douglas

      Dr. Rolf Pedersen

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      Richard Harris

      Knut Straud

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      Ulla Jacobsson

      Anna Pedersen

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      Michael Redgrave

      Uncle

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      David Weston

      Arne

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      Anton Diffring

      Major Frick

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      Eric Porter

      Terboven

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      Mervyn Johns

      Col. Wilkinson

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      Jennifer Hilary

      Sigrid

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      Roy Dotrice

      Jensen

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      Barry Jones

      Professor Logan

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      Ralph Michael

      Nilssen

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      Geoffrey Keen

      General Bolt

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      Maurice Denham

      Doctor

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      Wolf Frees

      Knippelberg

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      Robert Ayres

      General Courts

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      Sebastian Breaks

      Gunnar

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      John Golightly

      Freddy

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      Alan Howard

      Oli

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      Patrick Jordan

      Henrik

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      William Marlowe

      Claus

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      Brook Williams

      Einar

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      David Davies

      Captain of "Galtesund"

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      Karl Stepanek

      Hartmuller

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      Faith Brook

      Woman on Bus

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      Elvi Hale

      Mrs. Sandersen

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      Gerard Heinz

      Erhardt

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      Victor Beaumont

      German Sergeant

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      Philo Hauser

      Businessman

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      George Murcell

      Sturmfuhrer

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      Russell Waters

      Mr. Sandersen

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      Jan Conrad

      Watchman in Factory

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      Annette Andre

      Girl Student (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Mar 21 2014
    The Battle for Heavy Water. The Heroes of Telemark is directed by Anthony Mann and written by Ben Barzman and Ivan Moffat. It stars Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave and David Weston. Music is by Malcolm Arnold and cinematography by Robert Krasker. 1942, Nazi occupied Norway, and the Germans are making great strides with their plans for atomic weaponry. It’s down to a band of resistance fighters and a scientist to blow up the German heavy water factory located up in the Telemark mountains. Perhaps it’s stating the obvious considering Mann and Krasker's re...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • saboteur
    • norway
    • physicist
    • sabotage
    • resistance fighter
    • 1940s