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The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
6.3
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German troops to produce an atomic bomb component during WW2. Based on a true story. Director:Anthony Mann |
131 min - 
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Rolf
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Knut
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Anna
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Michael Redgrave | ... |
Uncle
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David Weston | ... |
Arne
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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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Roy Dotrice | ... |
Jensen
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Anton Diffring | ... |
Major Frick
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Ralph Michael | ... |
Nilssen
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Eric Porter | ... |
Terboven
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Set in German-occupied Norway, this is an embellished account of the remarkable efforts of the Norwegian resistance to sabotage the German development of the atomic bomb. Resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant near the village of Rjukan in rural Telemark. In the process, Pedersen discovers that his ex-wife Anna and her uncle have also joined the resistance. British commandos dispatched to destroy the plant are killed when their glider hits the mountainside at night. An improvised raid by the resistance ends in the partial destruction of the heavy water canisters, but the contingency plans of Reichskommissar Terboven enable the Germans to resume production quickly. Pedersen wants to recommend to London that the Allies bomb the plant. Straud opposes him because of the potential death toll on Norwegian civilians and a fight ensues... Written by Peter Grosvenor
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COME FROZEN HELL OR HIGH ADVENTURE...Their Mission: Stop the Nazis from developing the atom bomb!Parents Guide:
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| Germany: | West Germany:Sound Mix:
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Sturmfuhrer: Don't you ever make the mistake by underrating the Germans. By any means.
Sturmfuhrer: By Easter we will not have merely 10000 pounds of heavy water, but 12000 pounds of heavy water.
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Seventeen years prior to this film, a Norwegian-French movie Kampen om tungtvannet was made which covered the same events of the World War II Telemark mission as depicted in this film. This earlier movie actually featured some of the original Norwegian commandos who played themselves. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: In the last shots of the lifeboats on the lake, the downdraft from the rotor of the camera helicopter is clearly visible on the water. See more »Quotes
Nilssen: That is... I must say that is fantastic efficiency!Sturmfuhrer: Don't you ever make the mistake by underrating the Germans. By any means.
Sturmfuhrer: By Easter we will not have merely 10000 pounds of heavy water, but 12000 pounds of heavy water.
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