The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

U
22/11/1965 (GB)
Action, Drama, War
2h 11m

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

Overview

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.

  • Anthony MannDirector
  • Ivan MoffatScreenplay
  • Ben BarzmanScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

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

Top Billed Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Dr. Rolf Pedersen

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Knut Straud

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

Anna Pedersen

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Uncle

David Weston

David Weston

Arne

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Major Frick

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Terboven

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Col. Wilkinson

Jennifer Hilary

Jennifer Hilary

Sigrid

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Jensen

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