The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

1965-11-12 · 131 min · Rating 6.90/10 (173 votes)

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

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.

Action Drama War

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