646f9e108c The film is a reconstruction of sabotage against the Norwegian Hydro'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. 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. "Kampen om tungtvannet"("The Battle for the heavy-water") is a movie about how Norwegian saboteurs destroyed the factory at Rjukan, which produced heavy-water, which again was vital for making a German atomic-bomb. Some of the guys playing the Norwegian saboteurs are the real men, who risked their lives by blowing up the factory at Rjukan. The acting isn`t the best, but remember that the movie is from 1948, and the fact that this is no American blockbuster. If you can forgive it for having these flaws, you should be able to enjoy it. 7/10 I saw this film originally in Norway (in Norwegian) in 1965 and was very impressed even then, particularlyseveral of the "actors" had taken part in the raid which made the film entirely credible. However, it is now possible to buy a version with English dialogue from the resistance and special forces museum in the Akershus fortress in Oslo. Ray Mears has also produced an excellent documentary for the BBC in which he attempted to re-create what happened. Several of the team were interviewed in that documentary. Inspired by the film we have visited Vermork the heavy water factory near Rjukan and were amazed at the skill and bravery of the men who took part in the raid, all of whom evaded the Germans and survived the war. The film made later in Hollywood starring Kirk Douglas does not reflect the reality in the same way.
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