The Heroes of Telemark
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce heavy water needed for making atomic bombs during World War II.
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"While one might question the ethics of making entertainment out of the Second World War when it was a terrible experience for all concerned this film does well. There is plenty of suspense in the film and it also shows the inconceivable wickedness of the Nazis. This film tells very effectively the story of a number of people who thwarted Hitler's attempts to produce a war winning weapon. For dramatic purposes Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris play amalgams of several different people but the film sticks to the basic facts. The film also shows the stupidity of war and brings home the value ..."
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The plan to blow up the factory partially succeeded, but the factory managed to continue producing, until the USAAF finally bombed it in 1943.
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Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce heavy water needed for making atomic bombs during World War II.