VHS : Heroes of Telemark, The (1965)
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starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave, David Westondirected by: Anthony Mann
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304331057
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6304331053
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: February 11, 1997
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 16137
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Stopping the Nazi Atomic Bomb
"Heroes of Telemark" is loosely based on the World War II efforts by the Norwegian Resistance to prevent Nazi occupation forces from moving materials crucial to the development of an atomic bomb out of Norway.
The movie opens with the escape from Norway by sea of a group of resistance fighters (led by actor Richard Harris). Among the passengers is a professor from Oslo (played with characteristic me-first bravado by Kirk Douglas). The leading resistance fighter and the professor are ... Read More
Rating: - Historically inaccurate but entertaining
A decent action-adventure based very loosely on the sabotage of the Nazi heavy water program by Norwegian resistance. It is a little-known and therefore underappreciated corner of the war and so, for that reason, it is good we have this movie to remind us. It is only unfortunate that hollywood thinks too often it can improve on the drama of real life. It is generally better to tell the story closer to the truth than to try and improve it. Still, despite that disappointment, it is an entertaining ... Read More
Rating:  - Caveat Emptor
Warning Alert Danger:
In the smallest possible print, in an easily overlooked part of the seller's data, is the fact that their version of this film is DVD Region 2, ie, not playable in the US. They refuse to accept return of the disc on this basis. Do not purchase from them unless you are one of the four people in the US who owns a multi-region player.
Some sellers may offer the Region 1 (US) version of the disc. The guys who knowingly sold me an unsuable disc are bums.
Rating:  - Entertaining Hollywood-ized WWII movie that needs a Region 1 DVD release
This is one of my favorite World War 2 movies, but if you want to see it on DVD today (April 2006) you will need a region-free player as it has yet to appear in the format here in Region 1.
Luckily, I have a region-free DVD player and the Region 2 DVD that includes a nice, informative documentary shot at the time of the movie's production that talks extensively about the historical basis for the script. It's a worthwhile purchase, but I am baffled by the lack of any such release for North American ... Read More
Rating:  - Based on Three Different Accounts
"The Heroes of Telemark" was based on three different accounts of what the Norwegian Underground had undertaken to sabotage the Nazi machine operating in occupied Norway during World War II. The heavy water plant operated by Norsk Hydro in Vemork just west of the town of Rjukan was taken over by the Nazis in hope that they would develop a hydrogen bomb. There had been an earlier film I've seen on VHS released in Norway called "Kampen om Tungtvannet" (the Struggle for the Heavy Water) (1947) with nearly all ... Read More
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