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[[File:Telemark.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Heroes of Telemark'' (1965)]] | |||
'''''The Heroes of Telemark''''' is a 1965 World War II film directed by [[Anthony Mann]] and was based on the actual mission (February 1943) in which Norwegian commandos infiltrated into Nazi-occupied Norway and sabotaged the Vemork Norsk Hydro plant in the town of Rjukan in the county of Telemark, Norway, which the Nazis were using to produce heavy water to make an atomic bomb. The movie changes the actual events for dramatic purposes. The movie's exteriors were actually shot on location in Norway in the wintertime and several of the actual participants have small roles in the movie. Most notably the captain of the ferry, at the end of the movie, was the actual captain of the ferry that the commandos sunk in 1943. | |||
{{Film Title|The Heroes of Telemark}} | |||
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== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
Dr. Rolf Pedersen ([[Kirk Douglas]]) can be seen using the [[Colt New Service]] in the movie. It is | Dr. Rolf Pedersen ([[Kirk Douglas]]) can be seen using the [[Colt New Service]] in the movie. It is definitely a large caliber model. Either 45 Colt or .455 Eley/Webley.[[File:ColtNS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|British Colt New Service circa 1915 - .455 Webley.]] | ||
[[File:KirkColtNS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pederson ([[Kirk Douglas]]) with the [[Colt New Service]] revolver. This appears to be a production shot rather than a still from the movie.]] | [[File:KirkColtNS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pederson ([[Kirk Douglas]]) with the [[Colt New Service]] revolver. This appears to be a production shot rather than a still from the movie.]] | ||
[[File:Telemark11.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== Walther P-38 == | == Walther P-38 == | ||
Dr. Pedersen ([[Kirk Douglas]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] in the movie as does Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]). | Dr. Pedersen ([[Kirk Douglas]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] in the movie as does Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]). | ||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File: | [[[[File:Telemark2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Pedersen ([[Kirk Douglas]]) draws a [[Walther P38]] from his coat pocket.]] | ||
[[File:Telemark3.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark4.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== Luger P08 == | == Luger P08 == | ||
During the takeover of a steamer a "Quisling" (slang for a Norwegian traitor) uses a [[Luger P08]]. | During the takeover of a steamer a "Quisling" (slang for a Norwegian traitor) uses a [[Luger P08]]. | ||
[[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.]] | [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is blank adapted movie gun.]] | ||
[[File:Telemark1.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== Sten Mk | == Sten Mk I* SMG == | ||
Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]), Ralf Pederson ([[Kirk Douglas]]) and other | Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]), Ralf Pederson ([[Kirk Douglas]]) and other commandos use a [[Sten#Sten Mk I*|Sten Mk I* Submachine Gun]] in the movie. | ||
[[ | [[File:Sten MkI star.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk I* - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Telemark19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Straud ([[Richard Harris]]) and Pederson ([[Kirk Douglas]]) their [[Sten#Sten Mk I*|Sten Mk I* Submachine Guns]]. The movie was filmed on location in Norway during the winter. So it really is as cold as it looks!]] | ||
[[File:Telemark18.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark7.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun == | == Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun == | ||
Knut Straud and many of the commandos use the [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|Thompson Model | Knut Straud and many of the commandos use the [[Thompson Submachine Gun#M1928/M1928A1 Thompson|Thompson Model 1928A1 Submachine Gun]]. In real life, a Thompson submachine gun was purposely left behind by the saboteurs to indicate that this was the work of British forces and not of the local resistance, in order to try to avoid reprisals. | ||
[[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service. ]] | [[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP. This specimen has the sling swivel relocated to the top of the stock, a modification often made to Thompsons in British service. ]] | ||
[[File:Telemark9.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark8.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark7.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
Not surprisingly the [[MP40]] is seen being used by the German soldiers though not to the extent that some of the older WWII movies would show. | Not surprisingly the [[MP40]] is seen being used by the German soldiers though not to the extent that some of the older WWII movies would show. | ||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Telemark13.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
== Lee Enfield No. 4 == | == Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I == | ||
At the start of the mission after returning to Norway Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]) retrieves a [[ | At the start of the mission after returning to Norway Knut Straud ([[Richard Harris]]) retrieves a [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifle. It is never seen again. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk | [[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Telemark6.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark5.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File: | == Mauser 98K == | ||
Jensen ([[Roy Dotrice]]) and many of the German soldiers use what appears to be the [[Karabiner 98k|Mauser 98K]]. | |||
[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:Telemark10.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Shotgun= | =Shotgun= | ||
==Double Barreled Shotgun== | |||
Uncle ([[Michael Redgrave]]) uses a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Hammerless Shotgun]] against German soldiers. | Uncle ([[Michael Redgrave]]) uses a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Double Barreled Hammerless Shotgun]] against German soldiers. | ||
[[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | [[Image:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1960s Era Commercial Stevens hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
[[File:Telemark12.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark14.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
[[File:Telemark15.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
=Machine Gun= | |||
==MG42== | |||
German soldiers use a machine gun resembling the [[MG42]]. | |||
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:Telemark16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[File:Telemark17.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | |||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
[[Category:Anthony Mann]] | |||
[[Category:Espionage]] | [[Category:Espionage]] | ||
[[Category:Thriller]] | [[Category:Thriller]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:51, 29 July 2023
The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 World War II film directed by Anthony Mann and was based on the actual mission (February 1943) in which Norwegian commandos infiltrated into Nazi-occupied Norway and sabotaged the Vemork Norsk Hydro plant in the town of Rjukan in the county of Telemark, Norway, which the Nazis were using to produce heavy water to make an atomic bomb. The movie changes the actual events for dramatic purposes. The movie's exteriors were actually shot on location in Norway in the wintertime and several of the actual participants have small roles in the movie. Most notably the captain of the ferry, at the end of the movie, was the actual captain of the ferry that the commandos sunk in 1943.
The following weapons were used in the film The Heroes of Telemark:
Handguns
Colt New Service
Dr. Rolf Pedersen (Kirk Douglas) can be seen using the Colt New Service in the movie. It is definitely a large caliber model. Either 45 Colt or .455 Eley/Webley.
Walther P-38
Dr. Pedersen (Kirk Douglas) uses a Walther P38 in the movie as does Knut Straud (Richard Harris).
[[
Luger P08
During the takeover of a steamer a "Quisling" (slang for a Norwegian traitor) uses a Luger P08.
Submachine Guns
Sten Mk I* SMG
Knut Straud (Richard Harris), Ralf Pederson (Kirk Douglas) and other commandos use a Sten Mk I* Submachine Gun in the movie.
Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun
Knut Straud and many of the commandos use the Thompson Model 1928A1 Submachine Gun. In real life, a Thompson submachine gun was purposely left behind by the saboteurs to indicate that this was the work of British forces and not of the local resistance, in order to try to avoid reprisals.
MP40
Not surprisingly the MP40 is seen being used by the German soldiers though not to the extent that some of the older WWII movies would show.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
At the start of the mission after returning to Norway Knut Straud (Richard Harris) retrieves a Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifle. It is never seen again.
Mauser 98K
Jensen (Roy Dotrice) and many of the German soldiers use what appears to be the Mauser 98K.
Shotgun
Double Barreled Shotgun
Uncle (Michael Redgrave) uses a Double Barreled Hammerless Shotgun against German soldiers.
Machine Gun
MG42
German soldiers use a machine gun resembling the MG42.
