The Heroes of Telemark | |
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Directed by | Anthony Mann |
Written by | Ben Barzman Ivan Moffat |
Based on | Skis Against the Atom 1954 memoir by Knut Haukelid But for These Men 1962 novel by John Drummond |
Produced by | Benjamin Fisz |
Starring | Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson |
Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | Benton Film Productions |
Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | English German Norwegian |
Budget | $5 million[1] or $4.5 million[2] |
Box office | $1,650,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals)[3] |
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from Skis Against the Atom, the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Dr. Rolf Pedersen and Richard Harris as Knut Straud, along with Ulla Jacobsson as Anna Pederson. It was filmed on location in Norway.