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The Heroes of Telemark

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The Heroes of Telemark

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

6.9

2h 11m

1965

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Anthony Mann

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

as Dr. Rolf Pedersen

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

as Knut Straud

Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson

as Anna Pedersen

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

as Uncle

David Weston

David Weston

as Arne

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

as Major Frick

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

as Terboven

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

as Col. Wilkinson

Jennifer Hilary

Jennifer Hilary

as Sigrid

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