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November 1965 (UK) moreTagline:
COME FROZEN HELL OR HIGH ADVENTURE...Their Mission: Stop the Nazis from developing the atom bomb!Plot:
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German troops to produce an atomic bomb component during WW2. Based on a true story. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
The Toll of Norwegian Resistance more (35 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kirk Douglas | ... | Dr. Rolf Pedersen |
 | Richard Harris | ... | Knut Straud |
 | Ulla Jacobsson | ... | Anna Pedersen |
| Michael Redgrave | ... | Uncle |
| David Weston | ... | Arne |
| Sebastian Breaks | ... | Gunnar |
| John Golightly | ... | Freddy |
| Alan Howard | ... | Oli |
| Patrick Jordan | ... | Henrik |
| William Marlowe | ... | Claus |
| Brook Williams | ... | Einar |
| Roy Dotrice | ... | Jensen |
| Anton Diffring | ... | Maj. Frick |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Nilssen |
| Eric Porter | ... | Terboven |
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131 min | Germany:108 min | West Germany:123 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The last film role of Barry Jones. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Character Anna Pedersen in a couple of scenes is wearing a knitted sweater known as Mariusgenser with characteristic pattern (made for brothers Marius and Stein Eriksen). This pattern was introduced for 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, and did not exist at the time of the war. moreQuotes:
Nilssen: That is... I must say that is fantastic efficiency!Sturmfuhrer: Don't you ever make the mistake by underrating the Germans. By any means.
Sturmfuhrer: By Easter we will not have merely 10000 pounds of heavy water, but 12000 pounds of heavy water.
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When Norway was occupied by the Nazis it had a unique burden to face. With the exception of Winston Churchill all the rest of the Allied political and military leaders favored no military operations to liberate Norway. The war was not to be fought in Scandinavia. Therefore the Norwegians could only sit back and hope for an allied victory in other parts of Europe in order to be free.
Knowing that those who resisted in Norway did it from real anti-fascist conviction and the fact that they wanted to do something against their unwelcome occupiers.
The Heroes of Telemark and the Norwegian film, Kampen om Tungtvannet on the same subject that was previously done showed the Norwegians in their resistance just such a chance even though it did not help one bit in the liberation of their country.
The Nazis have a plant used for making heavy water, deuterium, water made with a hydrogen atom with a neutron as well as a proton. This stuff was critical in the development of the atomic bomb. When a Norwegian scientist got wind of it he gets a message to a colleague played by Kirk Douglas who escapes to Great Britain to inform the Allied High Command.
Douglas goes back to Norway and with Richard Harris makes several attempts to destroy the water. A whole lot of people, British Commandoes and Norwegian citizens die in the attempts made. But the job gets done.
Hey if the job hadn't gotten done, I'd be writing a review of a different kind of film, maybe in German.
Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris prove uneasy allies. In a recent biography of Harris it was reported that he and Harris did not get along at all on this film. Douglas is a talented egotist and Harris was quite the carouser back in those days and also didn't get along with both Marlon Brando and Charlton Heston on films he co-starred with them. Not a good combination for a happy set, but the film got done.
Anthony Mann did some great location photography in Norway for this film, shot on the actual sites. Kirk and Dick on skis, even if it was stunt doubles were something to watch.
The Heroes of Telemark is a good World War II action/adventure film and a nice tribute to the Norwegian resistance.