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Unarmed and outnumbered, they stunned the world with their incredible victory. - The Heroes of Telemark
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Title: The Heroes of Telemark

Release Date: 12 Nov 1965

Runtime: 2h 11m

Genre: Action, Drama, War

Director: Benton Film Productions, The Rank Organisation

Production Companies: Benton Film Productions, The Rank Organisation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (156 votes)

Cast

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