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The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

Action · Drama · War · 1965

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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The Heroes of Telemark

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

1965 Action · Drama · War 2h 11m

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6.9 / 10

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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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Directed by

Anthony Mann

Written by

Ivan Moffat · Ben Barzman

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Dr. Rolf Pedersen

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Knut Straud

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

Anna Pedersen

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Uncle

David Weston

David Weston

Arne

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Major Frick

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Terboven

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.