The Battle of the Heavy Water_
A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during the Second World War.
Starring
Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Raoul Dautry, Henki Kolstad
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The Battle of the Heavy Water was released 78 years ago in 1948.
Overview
A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb durin...
The Battle of the Heavy Water is a Action, War, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 47m.
CAST (20)
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Self - Professor
Raoul Dautry
Self - Rustningsminister
Henki Kolstad
Sersjant Einar Skinnarland
Johannes Eckhoff
Fenrik Knut Hauglund
Claus Wiese
Fenrik Joachim Rønneberg
Øyvind Øyen
Major Professor Leif Tronstad
AA
Andreas Aabel
Fenrik Kasper Idland
OR
Odd Rohde
Sersjant Birger Strømsheim
RS
Rolf Sørlie
Self - Ingeniør
TS
Torstein Skinnarland
Self - Damvokter
LK
Lew Kowarski
Self - Laboratoriesjef
HH
H.H. Halban
Self - Professor
A
Allier
Self - Sprengstoff-offiser
JA
Jens A. Poulsson
Self - Fenrik
AK
Arne Kjelstrup
Self - Sersjant
CH
Claus Helberg
Self - Sersjant
KH
Knut Haukelid
Self - Fenrik
HS
Hans Storhaug
Self - Sersjant
FK
Fredrik Kayser
Self - Sersjant
KL
Knut Lier-Hansen
Self
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What is The Battle of the Heavy Water about?
A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during the Second World War.
How long is The Battle of the Heavy Water?
The Battle of the Heavy Water has a runtime of 107 minutes (1h 47m).
Who stars in The Battle of the Heavy Water?
The cast of The Battle of the Heavy Water includes Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Raoul Dautry, Henki Kolstad, Johannes Eckhoff, Claus Wiese.
What is the rating of The Battle of the Heavy Water?
The Battle of the Heavy Water has a rating of 5.2 out of 10 based on 13 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Action
War
Drama