# The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

> Norwegian resistance fighters and a conflicted physicist race to destroy a Nazi heavy-water operation before its atomic ambitions can advance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10133

## Facts

- Runtime: 131 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, War
- Director: Anthony Mann
- Cast: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave, David Weston, Anton Diffring, Eric Porter, Mervyn Johns
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059263/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, wintry, morally serious, classic war movie night, historical action marathon

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