Skis Against the Atom 1954 memoir by Knut Haukelid But for These Men 1962 novel by John Drummond
Produced by
Benjamin Fisz
Starring
Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Edited by
Bert Bates
Music by
Malcolm Arnold
Production company
Benton Film Productions
Distributed by
The Rank Organisation
Release dates
23 November 1965 (1965-11-23) (London-Premiere)
26 November 1965 (1965-11-26) (UK)
Running time
130 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English German Norwegian
Budget
$5 million[1] or $4.5 million[2]
Box office
$1,650,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals)[3]
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from Skis Against the Atom, the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Dr. Rolf Pedersen and Richard Harris as Knut Straud, along with Ulla Jacobsson as Anna Pederson. It was filmed on location in Norway.
^Bjornsen, Bjorn (31 January 1965). "How a Few Norse Beat Nazis: One from U. S. Is Hero of Movie". Chicago Tribune. p. a3.
^"Rank Mulls Plunge". Variety. 30 October 1963. p. 23.
^"Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
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