Top billed cast

1. 

   Kirk Douglas

   Dr. Rolf Pedersen

2. 

   Richard Harris

   Knut Straud

3. 

   Ulla Jacobsson

   Anna Pedersen

4. 

   Michael Redgrave

   Uncle

5. 

   David Weston

   Arne

6. 

   Anton Diffring

   Major Frick

7. 

   Eric Porter

   Terboven

8. 

   Mervyn Johns

   Col. Wilkinson

9. 

   Jennifer Hilary

   Sigrid

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-03-21

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...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

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