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The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 12, 1965

Runtime

2h 11m

Genres

Action, Drama, War

User Score

69%

Original Title

The Heroes of Telemark

Production Companies

Benton Film Productions, The Rank Organisation

Director

Anthony Mann

Description

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.