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The Heroes of Telemark

6.9

Released November 12, 1965Runtime 2h 11min

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

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

War

Production Companies

Benton Film Productions

The Rank Organisation

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

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Cast

Kirk DouglasDr. Rolf Pedersen

Richard HarrisKnut Straud

Ulla JacobssonAnna Pedersen

Michael RedgraveUncle

David WestonArne

Anton DiffringMajor Frick

Eric PorterTerboven

Mervyn JohnsCol. Wilkinson

Jennifer HilarySigrid

Roy DotriceJensen

Barry JonesProfessor Logan

Ralph MichaelNilssen

Geoffrey KeenGeneral Bolt

Maurice DenhamDoctor

Wolf FreesKnippelberg

Robert AyresGeneral Courts

Sebastian BreaksGunnar

John GolightlyFreddy

Alan HowardOli

Patrick JordanHenrik

William MarloweClaus

Brook WilliamsEinar

David DaviesCaptain of "Galtesund"

Karl StepanekHartmuller

Faith BrookWoman on Bus

Elvi HaleMrs. Sandersen

Gerard HeinzErhardt

Victor BeaumontGerman Sergeant

Philo HauserBusinessman

George MurcellSturmfuhrer

Russell WatersMr. Sandersen

Jan ConradWatchman in Factory

Annette AndreGirl Student (uncredited)

Crew

Anthony MannDirector

Kay ManderContinuity

Egil S. WoxholtSecond Unit Director

Knut HaukelidNovel

Ben BarzmanScreenplay

John DrummondNovel

Ivan MoffatScreenplay

Benjamin FiszProducer

Maude SpectorCasting

George PitcherProduction Supervisor

Jimmy KomisarjevskyLocation Manager

Timothy BurrillProduction Manager

Bill KirbyProduction Manager

Bert BatesEditor

Robert KraskerDirector of Photography

Robert CartwrightSet Decoration

Ted ClementsSet Decoration

Anthony MastersArt Direction

Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer

John HarrisCamera Operator

Teddy MasonSound Editor

Gerry CramptonStunt Coordinator

Gordon K. McCallumSound Recordist

Ronnie MaaszCamera Operator

John P. FultonSpecial Effects

Egil S. WoxholtCamera Operator

John BurrowsCamera Operator

Bill DanielsSound Recordist

Neville SmallwoodMakeup Artist

Elsa FennellWardrobe Supervisor

Maude OnslowHairdresser

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Reviews

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 occ...

**_The more realistic precursor to Where Eagles Dare_** During WW2, a resistant fighter in German-occupied Norway (Richard Harris) and an Oslo physics professor (Kirk Douglas) team-up to stop the Nazi operation of creating & transporting heavy water in order to produce the first atomic bomb and ...

It doesn't matter at what time of year I watch this wartime thriller, it always makes me reach for a jumper! The Nazis are working on a top secret project in a Norwegian hydro-electric plant. When the plans are smuggled out into the hands of the resistance - via Richard Harris and lothario physics ...