Summary
The Heroes of Telemark is a British war film first released in 1965,
directed by Anthony Mann.
The film is based on a novel by John Drummond and Knut Haukelid and stars Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave and David Weston.
It has also been released under the title: Anthony Mann’s The Heroes of Telemark.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Script: Ben Barzman, John Drummond (novel), Knut Haukelid (novel), Ivan Moffat
- Photo: Robert Krasker
- Music: Malcolm Arnold
- Cast: Kirk Douglas (Dr. Rolf Pedersen), Richard Harris (Knut Straud), Ulla Jacobsson (Anna Pedersen), Michael Redgrave (Uncle), David Weston (Arne), Sebastian Breaks (Gunnar), John Golightly (Freddy), Alan Howard (Oli), Patrick Jordan (Henrik), William Marlowe (Claus), Brook Williams (Einar), Roy Dotrice (Jensen), Anton Diffring (Maj. Frick), Ralph Michael (Nilssen), Eric Porter (Terboven), Wolf Frees (Knippelberg), Karel Stepanek (Hartmuller), Gerard Heinz (Ernardt), Victor Beaumont (German Sergeant), George Murcell (Sturmfuhrer), Mervyn Johns (Col. Wilkinson), Barry Jones (Prof. Logan), Geoffrey Keen (Gen. Bolt), Robert Ayres (Gen. Courts), Jennifer Hilary (Sigrid), Maurice Denham (Doctor), David Davies (Captain of ’Galtesund’), Philo Hauser (Businessman), Faith Brook (Woman on Bus), Elvi Hale (Mrs. Sandersen), Russell Waters (Mr. Sandersen), Jan Conrad (Watchman in Factory), Annette Andre (Girl Student), Grace Arnold (Passenger on ’Galtesund’), Robert Bruce (Major), Pamela Conway (Girl in Darkroom), Howard Douglas (Passenger on ’Galtesund’), Paul Hansard (German Official), Jemma Hyde, Brian Jackson (Norwegian Naval Attache), Alf Joint (German Ferry Guard), John Moulder-Brown, Terence Plummer (Quisling), Joe Powell (Quisling)
- Country: UK
- Language: English / German / Norwegian
- Runtime: 131 min; B&W
- Aka: Anthony Mann’s The Heroes of Telemark
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