The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

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.

Date of release
1965-11-12
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (189)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Action, Drama, War
Director
Anthony Mann

Casting

  • Kirk Douglas — Dr. Rolf Pedersen
  • Richard Harris — Knut Straud
  • Ulla Jacobsson — Anna Pedersen
  • Michael Redgrave — Uncle
  • David Weston — Arne
  • Anton Diffring — Major Frick
  • Eric Porter — Terboven
  • Mervyn Johns — Col. Wilkinson
  • Jennifer Hilary — Sigrid
  • Roy Dotrice — Jensen
  • Barry Jones — Professor Logan
  • Ralph Michael — Nilssen

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