The Heroes of Telemark poster
Director Anthony Mann
Screenplay Ivan Moffat, Ben Barzman

The Heroes of Telemark

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

Release Date: 1965-11-12

Duration: 131 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Richard Harris
    Knut Straud
  • Kirk Douglas
    Dr. Rolf Pedersen
  • Maurice Denham
    Doctor
  • Annette Andre
    Girl Student (uncredited)
  • William Marlowe
    Claus
  • Eric Porter
    Terboven
  • Alan Howard
    Oli
  • Roy Dotrice
    Jensen
  • Jennifer Hilary
    Sigrid
  • Geoffrey Keen
    General Bolt