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The Heroes of Telemark

1965131 min 6.9 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air1965-11-12
Original languageEN
GenresAction, Drama, War
DirectorAnthony Mann
WriterKnut Haukelid
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionBenton Film Productions, The Rank Organisation

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10 cast members
Kirk DouglasKirk DouglasDr. Rolf Pedersen
Richard HarrisRichard HarrisKnut Straud
Ulla JacobssonUlla JacobssonAnna Pedersen
Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveUncle
David WestonDavid WestonArne
Anton DiffringAnton DiffringMajor Frick
Eric PorterEric PorterTerboven
Mervyn JohnsMervyn JohnsCol. Wilkinson
Jennifer HilaryJennifer HilarySigrid
Roy DotriceRoy DotriceJensen

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