The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

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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.

• Released: 1965-11-12
• Genres: Action, Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 188 votes

Directed by Anthony Mann.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Heroes of Telemark

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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