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Film 1965 131 min

The Heroes of Telemark

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

TMDB Rating ★ 6.9
Votes 189
Director Anthony Mann
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Action Drama War
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

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
Barry Jones

Barry Jones

Professor Logan
Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Nilssen
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