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The Heroes of Telemark

1965, Movie, 2h 11min

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.

Country: United Kingdom

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Critic Will Lawrence

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Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris - as rugged as the Telemark mountains that serve as the backdrop - muster persuasive performances as the primary heroes...

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"The Heroes of Telemark" is a historical drama film set during World War II, based on the true story of the Norwegian resistance's sabotage of the Vemork Norsk Hydro plant in Telemark, Norway. The plant was producing heavy water, which the Nazis could have used to create an atomic bomb. The film follows the story of Rolf Pedersen, a Norwegian physics professor who joins the resistance movement and helps to plan a commando raid against the plant. The raid is successful, but the Germans quickly repair the damage. The resistance group then sabotages a ferry carrying steel drums of heavy water, which sinks in a fjord. The film features a star-studded cast, including Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, and Ulla Jacobsson. The film was released in 1965 and was a critical and commercial success.

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