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69% Critic Match
The Heroes of Telemark
“Unarmed and outnumbered, they stunned the world with their incredible victory.”
6.9 / 10• 1965• 2h 11m•NR• English
ActionDramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kirk Douglas
Dr. Rolf Pedersen
Lead
Richard Harris
Knut Straud
Ulla Jacobsson
Anna Pedersen
Michael Redgrave
Uncle
David Weston
Arne
Anton Diffring
Major Frick
Eric Porter
Terboven
Mervyn Johns
Col. Wilkinson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Mann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Heroes of Telemark is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
