Kampen om tungtvannet (1948)

Dir: Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller Action / Drama / War stars 4

Overview

Kampen om tungtvannet is a French war film first released in 1948, directed by Jean Dréville and Titus Vibe-Müller. The film stars Jens A. Poulsson, Johannes Eckhoff, Arne Kjelstrup, Claus Helberg and Henki Kolstad. It has also been released under the title: La Bataille de l’eau lourde. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

Synopsis

During WWII, the Nazis take control of a plant in Norway that makes heavy water, an essential ingredient in the manufacture of atomic weapons. To prevent the Germans from building their own nuclear bomb, a party of Norwegian refugees are parachuted back into their country so that they may sabotage the plant...

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Credits

Director: Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller
Script: Jean Martin
Photo: Hilding Bladh, Marcel Weiss
Music: Gunnar Sønstevold
Cast: Jens A. Poulsson (Himself – fenrik), Johannes Eckhoff, Arne Kjelstrup, Claus Helberg (Himself), Henki Kolstad, Claus Wiese, Knut Haukelid, Andreas Aabel, Fredrik Kayser, Hans Storhaug, Odd Rohde, Torstein Skinnarland (Himself – damvokteren), Rolf Sørlie, Knut Lier-Hansen, Øyvind Øyen, Thorleif Reiss, David Knudsen, Tarald Haugen, Ola Hansen (Sjåfør), Finn Bernhoft, Einar Vaage, Alf Nøkle, Harald Schwenzen, Stevelin Urdahl, Folkman Schaanning, Raoul Dautry, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Lew Kowarski, H.H. Halban (Himself – professor), Allier, Holme, Jourdier, Stibbard, Haakon Arnold
Country: Norway / France
Language: Norwegian
Runtime: 80 min; B&W
Aka: La Bataille de l’eau lourde; The Battle for Heavy Water

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