Action ·Drama ·War · United Kingdom · 1965 · 2h 11m

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark poster
Director
Anthony Mann
Cast
Kirk Douglas as Dr. Rolf Pedersen Richard Harris as Knut Straud Ulla Jacobsson as Anna Pedersen Michael Redgrave as Uncle David Weston as Arne Anton Diffring as Major Frick
Crew
Robert Krasker — Director of Photography Bert Bates — Editor Malcolm Arnold — Original Music Composer Ben Barzman — Screenplay Ivan Moffat — Screenplay Knut Haukelid — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Heroes of Telemark — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
atomic bombworld war iibased on true storysaboteurnorwayphysicistsabotageresistance fighter1940sdivorced coupleatomic energyelectric power station
Key Collaborators
Anthony Mann Director Robert Krasker Director of Photography Bert Bates Editor Malcolm Arnold Original Music Composer Ben Barzman Screenplay Ivan Moffat Screenplay Knut Haukelid Novel John Drummond Novel Benjamin Fisz Producer
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