The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.701 |
Directed By
Anthony Mann
Crew
Benjamin Fisz
Anthony Mann
Knut Haukelid
Ben Barzman
John Drummond
Ivan Moffat
Bert Bates
Maude Spector
Robert Krasker
Robert Cartwright
Ted Clements
Anthony Masters
Malcolm Arnold
John Harris
Kay Mander
Teddy Mason
Gerry Crampton
George Pitcher
Jimmy Komisarjevsky
Timothy Burrill
Egil S. Woxholt
Gordon K. McCallum
Ronnie Maasz
John P. Fulton
Egil S. Woxholt
John Burrows
Bill Daniels
Neville Smallwood
Elsa Fennell
Maude Onslow
Bill Kirby
TOP CAST
Kirk Douglas
Dr. Rolf Pedersen
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
Jennifer Hilary
Sigrid
Roy Dotrice
Jensen
Barry Jones
Professor Logan
Ralph Michael
Nilssen
Geoffrey Keen
General Bolt
Maurice Denham
Doctor
Wolf Frees
Knippelberg
Robert Ayres
General Courts
Sebastian Breaks
Gunnar
John Golightly
Freddy
Alan Howard
Oli
Patrick Jordan
Henrik
William Marlowe
Claus
Brook Williams
Einar
David Davies
Captain of "Galtesund"
Karl Stepanek
Hartmuller
Faith Brook
Woman on Bus
Elvi Hale
Mrs. Sandersen
Gerard Heinz
Erhardt
Victor Beaumont
German Sergeant
Philo Hauser
Businessman
George Murcell
Sturmfuhrer
Russell Waters
Mr. Sandersen
Jan Conrad
Watchman in Factory
Annette Andre
Girl Student (uncredited)
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