The Heroes of Telemark (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Anthony Mann |
| Producer(s) | Benjamin Fisz |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Heroes of Telemark (1965) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Benjamin Fisz.
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Anthony Mann's The Heroes of Telemark
By Rick29 on Jan 7, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeIf not for a small band of Norwegian commandos, Adolf Hitler might have had an atomic bomb before the U.S.--leading to a very different outcome for World War II. The Norwegians' exploits form the basis for the fascinating premise of Anthony Mann's The Heroes of Telemark (1965). The film opens in ... Read full article
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The real life World War II missions that this film is based on were conducted by Norwegian members of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and resulted in the deaths of thirty British commando soldiers. Some were captured, interrogated, tortured and shot by the Nazi Gestapo whilst some of them died when two gliders crashed during landing in Norway.
The Telemark of this movie's title refers a county district in the region of Østlandet (East Country / Eastern Norway) in Norway. The county was formerly known as Bratsberg amt up until 1919. Telemark borders the Norwegian counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. Telemark is the county where the real life World War II mission to raid the Vemork hydroelectric heavy water plant in the town of Rjukan (located in Tinn, a municipality in Telemark) took place and which forms the basis for this movie.
The last film role of Barry Jones.
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The Telemark of this movie's title refers a county district in the region of Østlandet (East Country / Eastern Norway) in Norway. The county was formerly known as Bratsberg amt up until 1919. Telemark borders the Norwegian counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. Telemark is the county where the real life World War II mission to raid the Vemork hydroelectric heavy water plant in the town of Rjukan (located in Tinn, a municipality in Telemark) took place and which forms the basis for this movie.
The last film role of Barry Jones.
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