Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948 · Movie · 98 min. · Norway
A reconstruction of the two last sabotage actions against the Norsk Hydro Heavy Water (Deuterium, D2O) plant at Vemork, Rjukan, in 1943-44. After the first two allied attempt of stopping the production by British soldiers and American bombings, allied trained young local patriots became successful saboteurs. First by undermining the factory, and later after a rebuild, the sinking of the heavily guarded ferry trying to transport the heavy water to Germany, on Lake Tinnsjo.
Direction Jean Dréville · Titus Vibe-Müller
Cast Jens Anton Poulsson · Johannes Eckhoff · Arne Kjelstrup · Claus Helberg · Henki Kolstad · Claus Wiese · Knut Haukelid · Andreas Aabel · Fredrik Kayser · Hans Storhaug · Odd Rohde · Torstein Skinnarland · Rolf Sørlie · Knut Lier-Hansen · Øyvind Øyen · Thorleif Reiss · David Knudsen · Finn Bernhoft · Einar Vaage · Alf Nøkle · Harald Schwenzen · Stevelin Urdahl · Folkman Schaanning · Raoul Dautry · Frederic Joliot-Curie · Lew Kowarski · H.H. Halban · Allier · Holme · Jourdier · Stibbard
Soundtrack Gunnar Sønstevold
Screenplay Haakon Bugge Mahrt · Jean Martin
Cinematography Hilding Bladh · Marcel Weiss
Original title Kampen om tungtvannet
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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