The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

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

1965 · 131 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Drama, War

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.

Directed by Anthony Mann · Written by Ivan Moffat

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