world war ii,saboteur,norway,physicist,sabotage,resistance fighter,1940s

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

Poster for The Heroes of Telemark

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Anthony Mann
  • Profile picture of Kirk Douglas
    Dr. Rolf Pedersen Kirk Douglas
  • Profile picture of Richard Harris
    Knut Straud Richard Harris
  • Profile picture of Ulla Jacobsson
    Anna Pedersen Ulla Jacobsson
  • Profile picture of Michael Redgrave
    Uncle Michael Redgrave
  • Profile picture of David Weston
    Arne David Weston
  • Profile picture of Anton Diffring
    Major Frick Anton Diffring
  • Profile picture of Eric Porter
    Terboven Eric Porter
  • Profile picture of Mervyn Johns
    Col. Wilkinson Mervyn Johns

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Keywords

  • world war ii
  • saboteur
  • norway
  • physicist
  • sabotage
  • resistance fighter
  • 1940s