The Heroes of Telemark
“Unarmed and outnumbered, they stunned the world with their incredible victory.”
1965 · 2 h 11 min
Anthony MannCast
Kirk Douglas 
Richard Harris 
Ulla Jacobsson 
Michael Redgrave David Weston Sebastian Breaks
Credits
Written by: Ivan Moffat
Plot
In German-occupied Norway, a resistance fighter and a physicist sabotage a heavy-water plant to stop the Nazi atomic bomb.
Sinekatalog’s take
Anthony Mann's war adventure is rousing and well shot in snowy Norway, with Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (9,249 votes)
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