The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

131 mins | Drama, Action, War | Nov. 12, 1965

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.

The Heroes of Telemark

131 mins | Drama, Action, War | Nov. 12, 1965

The Heroes of Telemark
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers The Rank Organisation, Benton Film Productions
Original title The Heroes of Telemark
Directors Egil S. Woxholt, Kay Mander, Anthony Mann
Writers John Drummond, Knut Haukelid, Ben Barzman, Ivan Moffat

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Dr. Rolf Pedersen

Richard Harris

as Knut Straud

Ulla Jacobsson

as Anna Pedersen

Michael Redgrave

as Uncle

David Weston

as Arne

Anton Diffring

as Major Frick

Eric Porter

as Terboven

Mervyn Johns

as Col. Wilkinson

Jennifer Hilary

as Sigrid

Roy Dotrice

as Jensen

Barry Jones

as Professor Logan

Ralph Michael

as Nilssen

Geoffrey Keen

as General Bolt

Maurice Denham

as Doctor

Wolf Frees

as Knippelberg

Robert Ayres

as General Courts

Sebastian Breaks

as Gunnar

John Golightly

as Freddy

Alan Howard

as Oli

Patrick Jordan

as Henrik

William Marlowe

as Claus

Brook Williams

as Einar

David Davies

as Captain of "Galtesund"

Karl Stepanek

as Hartmuller

Faith Brook

as Woman on Bus

Elvi Hale

as Mrs. Sandersen

Gerard Heinz

as Erhardt

Victor Beaumont

as German Sergeant

Philo Hauser

as Businessman

George Murcell

as Sturmfuhrer

Russell Waters

as Mr. Sandersen

Jan Conrad

as Watchman in Factory

Annette Andre

as Girl Student (uncredited)