646f9e108c 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. The film is a reconstruction of sabotage against the Norwegian Hydro&#39;s heavy water plant at Vemork Rukjan. After a British operation was unsuccessful, the Norwegians were put in to prevent Hitler from getting heavy water (and thus the atomic bomb). The action (28 February 1943) was successful, but the Allies wanted to make certain, with 150 American planes bombing the factory in November 1943, after which the Germans would move the factory and the remaining heavy water to Germany, but saboteurs and Norwegian home front commandos blew up on 20 February 1944 a ferry that carried heavy water railroad tank cars across Lake Tinn in Telemark. by saying that,I mean that this is not a well made movie but it&#39;s a very good version of the real event and the best depiction so far.and if you are a WW2 buff then this is a treat for you,cause there are three out of four saboteur members playing roles in this movie. It&#39;s theater acting at best but then this is stillsaid before a semi documentary.<br/><br/>Me personally am a die hard fan of our nearly over-human heroes of the second world war,and there should be hundreds of these movies showing us what they did so it won&#39;t get forgotten by next generations.Cause nowadays kids doesn&#39;t read books,they watch movies.<br/><br/>So if you want a action extravaganza,rent Private Ryan,this is the truth about lingering pain,outrageous endurance and the will to fight when all seems lost. I&#39;ve received this movie from a cousin in Norway and had to convert it from Norwegian to American format with a copied video. Comparing this film (1948) with the Heroes of Telemark (1965), Kampen om Tungtvannet (The Struggle for the Heavy Water) casts the saboteurs themselves, playing their respective roles, though actors were also cast to play the roles of the saboteurs who have given their lives in Norway&#39;s struggle for freedom in later campaigns. The plot is in four languages: Norwegian along with French, German and English (complete with Norwegian subtitles).<br/><br/>Impressive during this course of history was what led to the struggle. French scientists were interested in obtaining some two hundred kilograms of heavy water from Norsk Hydro in Vemork to take back to France in order to do lab studies on its effectiveness. Simultaneously, the Nazis, too, were interested in obtaining heavy water to build a secret weapon. The French were worried that the Nazis might take an early lead by invading Norway, and through secret codes, their man carefully eluded Nazi spies on his trip to Oslo where he received the heavy water and making it back without hindrance. He was watched by two spieshe boarded an airliner, but they did not see him hop out on the other side where he crossed the tarmac to another plane nearby where his cargo was waiting for him. This clever trick worked by using the airlinera decoy that the Nazis later forced down in Hamburg.<br/><br/>However, the invasion of Norway on the morning of April 9, 1940, the Nazis took over Norsk Hydro and it was up to the Norwegian Underground and British intelligence in London to take action. Professor Leif Trondstad volunteered the services of eleven young Norwegians; the &quot;Swallow&quot; and &quot;Gunnerside&quot; groups who would successfully sabotage the heavy water production in Vemork. This was shown in detail on how they actually carried out the operation, including the sinking of the ferryboat after the Nazis abandoned Norsk Hydro to take the shipment of heavy water on rail cars to Berlin.<br/><br/>The quality of the film was fair though there were many splices in the film. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in World War II history.
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