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The Heroes Of Telemark [DVD] [1965]
enlarge	Director: Anthony Mann Actors: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave, David Weston Studio: ITV DVD Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £1.39 as of 22/11/2009 18:01 GMT details You Save: £11.60 (89%) New (27) Used (4) from £1.39 Seller: citysupplies Rating: 8 reviews Sales Rank: 7214 Format: PAL, Special Edition Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Norwegian (Original Language) Rating: Universal, suitable for all Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 124 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5037115055132 ASIN: B0000C88LK Theatrical Release Date: September 2, 1966 Release Date: October 20, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next » Great "good ol' war" action movie! December 25, 2003 23 out of 25 found this review helpful The title says it all! beeing a native Norwegian this title of course has a special feel to it for me. But for anyone who enjoys watching a good, realistic war movie, this is well worth your time. The factory at which it was filmed is still in operation in Rjukan, Telemark. It is also the place of the orginal action, no fake set here...p:) Steel In The Snow March 11, 2008 ianrmillard 4 out of 5 found this review helpful This is the story, true in essence at least, of the successful attempt by Norwegians working for the British special forces or secret services to destroy the "heavy water" the Germans wished to transport to the Reich for experimentation on a possible atomic weapon. At the time, the Western Allies thought that the Reich was neck and neck with the USA in developing atomic weapons, though in retrospect, of course, we know this was not so, mainly because most of the leading atomic specialists (Einstein, Szilard et al) were Jews who had emigrated to the USA or were born there (Oppenheimer et al). Their aim was to destroy Germany completely because it had to some extent turned on the Jews. br / br /Despite starring Kirk Douglas, the film was made by Rank, a British organization and, like many films of the "pre-Spielbergian" era (e.g. "Operation Crossbow"), did not go overboard on the supposed vileness of the German (or even "Nazi") enemy, though of course the Germans are always shown as basically pretty horrid...one would never know from this film that a sizeable minority part of Norwegians (and many might say the more thinking part) were actually pro-German and another larger part were people who just wished to get on with their ordinary lives. The puppet ruler, Quisling, himself was known and respected before WW2 as an explorer and humanitarian aid worker. The Resistance was, as in other occupied European countries of the time, small and mainly consisting of those controlled by the British or by the Soviet Union. And many Norwegian women married or had children otherwise by German fathers (unfortunately, many of these children were cruelly tormented, or taken from their mothers into "care" homes and physically or sexually abused from babyhood or young childhood, after the Germans left, a scandal which has been covered up in Norway until recent years). br / br /The main thrust of the story is shown more or less, at least, as it happened. Air attacks and commando raids on the Norsk Hydro plant having failed, the plan was developed of sinking a ferry carrying a trainload of heavy water, while the vessel crossed a deep fiord. This was done, resulting in many civilian deaths. The raid was successful and Germany never did seriously revive its atomic experimentation. br / br /The story was filmed, mainly, on location in Norway, sometimes at the exact places involved in the action as it happened. The Norsk Hydro plant survived the war and was used in the making of this film. br / br /Overall, this is a fine film, beautifully photographed. I enjoy watching it from time to time, even though, to me, actions like the sinking of the ferry are, in effect (and however "necessary" they may have been from one viewpoint) little different from operations carried out by other groups which might be today termed "terrorist". heroes of telemark October 3, 2009 Aidan Mcatamney (kilrea co.derry,n.ireland) this is a fantastic film based on a true story. i first saw it at my local cinema when i was only 9 years of age back in 1973 at a sat matinee. i thought it was great. the one thing i love about this dvd is the interviews with all the leading actors on location in norway where the film was made. it also shows you some of the actual scenes being filmed. i found all this very interesting. highly recommended. Kirk in his 2nd "Norwegian" film February 6, 2005 Henning Sebastian Jahre (Oslo, Norway) 19 out of 24 found this review helpful THE HEROES OF TELEMARK is fortunatley relased in a widescreen DVD edition, so the photography is in its full original splendour...pThis is good entertainment without being too far from the truth... The film is shot in the original locations were the events took place. It has a raw feeling of truth and the sinking of the ferry is a standout... The film is a legend in my country(every "Inger" from Rjukan claimed to be Michael Douglas`girlfriend while he was working as an assistant on the film hehe).pKnut Straud(Richard Harris) was in fact Knut Haukelid, brother of the actress SIGRID GURIE(who starred with Charles Boyer in ALGIERS, Gary Cooper in THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO and John Wayne in THREE FACES WEST)... He himself starred in the Norwegian-French original "Kampen om tungtvannet"(Battle over the Heavwater)1948 and cast Sigrid in the film, but her scenes were deleted. That film is OK, but it can`t catch up to the 1965-remake...pAnother nice fact is that Gil Woxholt is the 2nd-unit director and cameraman. H e is the brother of GRETA GYNT, the heroine of the British classics DARK EYES OF LONDON, TAKE MY LIFE and DEAR MURDERER...pMy father, a former military-man, met Knut Haukelid several times and spoke to me some days ago of a man of great integrity and courage... I myself co-starred with actor Helge Jordal in a TV-sitcom called "Martin`s Exciting Adventures" 1996, which told the story of workers at this factory in Rjukan in 1912. pBut this is THE HEROES OF TELEMARK! An exiting tribute to the Norwegian resistance during the war... I place it alongside many a warfilm from the 50s and 60s... One segment filmed in Poole, Dorset. November 30, 2006 Alan Burridge (Poole,, Dorset. United Kingdom) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful My father was working on 'Newquay,' on the opposite side of the water to Poole Quay, in Dorset, England, in 1964. He walked out from the factory he worked at for his lunch break to find 'snow' and German soldiers all around. A WWII veteran, he thought someone had rewound time, but found himself in the midst of a scene from this film. They were filming the part with the small-gauge steam engine there, which appeared in the final cut a year later. br /Aged 15 or so at the time, we went to the pictures to see the film when it was released, and watching it again last weekend on Sky reminded me of the above story. Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next »

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