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'''''The Heroes of Telemark''''' is a [[1965 in film|1965]] [[war film]] based on the story of the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]] during [[World War II]]. |
'''''The Heroes of Telemark''''' is a [[1965 in film|1965]] [[war film]] directed by [[Anthony Mann]] based on the story of the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]] during [[World War II]]. |
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[[Norway|Norwegian]] resistance fighters sabotage the [[Norsk Hydro]] plant in [[Telemark]], [[Norway]], which the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] used to produce [[heavy water]] to make a [[nuclear bomb]]. Snowy Norwegian locations serve as a backdrop for the plot. [[Kirk Douglas]] plays the role of a Norwegian [[physics]] professor who, though originally content to wait out the war, is soon pulled into the struggle. |
[[Norway|Norwegian]] resistance fighters sabotage the [[Norsk Hydro]] plant in [[Rjukan]], [[Telemark]], [[Norway]], which the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] used to produce [[heavy water]] to make a [[nuclear bomb]]. Snowy Norwegian locations serve as a backdrop for the plot. [[Kirk Douglas]] plays the role of a Norwegian [[physics]] professor who, though originally content to wait out the war, is soon pulled into the struggle. |
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The movie bears only a cursory resemblance to the actual events. For instance, the sabotage on the plant itself was achieved without a shot being fired, unlike the gun battle portrayed in the film. The love story involving Douglas' character was also entirely invented. Understandably the film was a big hit in Norway, but was unsuccessful outside Europe. |
The movie bears only a cursory resemblance to the actual events. For instance, the sabotage on the plant itself was achieved without a shot being fired, unlike the gun battle portrayed in the film. The love story involving Douglas' character was also entirely invented. Understandably the film was a big hit in Norway, but was unsuccessful outside Europe. |
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Revision as of 19:51, 12 April 2008
| The Heroes of Telemark | |
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 original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Written by | Ben Barzman Ivan Moffat |
| Produced by | Benjamin Fisz |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
| Distributed by | Rank Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 1965 |
Running time | 131 min |
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during World War II.
Norwegian resistance fighters sabotage the Norsk Hydro plant in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway, which the Nazis used to produce heavy water to make a nuclear bomb. Snowy Norwegian locations serve as a backdrop for the plot. Kirk Douglas plays the role of a Norwegian physics professor who, though originally content to wait out the war, is soon pulled into the struggle.
The movie bears only a cursory resemblance to the actual events. For instance, the sabotage on the plant itself was achieved without a shot being fired, unlike the gun battle portrayed in the film. The love story involving Douglas' character was also entirely invented. Understandably the film was a big hit in Norway, but was unsuccessful outside Europe.
As a response to the inaccuracies of the film, Ray Mears made a documentary titled The Real Heroes of Telemark, sticking to the facts, partly dramatised, but focusing more on the survival skills involved in the operation.
The same story was also covered in the 1948 French-Norwegian film Kampen om tungtvannet. Quite faithful to the real events it even had many of the original Norwegian commandos starring as themselves.
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