The Heroes of Telemark

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MOVIE

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.

Release Date

1965-11-12

Year

1965

Duration

2h 11m

Status

Released

Score

6.92

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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