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1948 Norwegian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water (original title: Kampen om tungtvannet, French title: La Bataille de l'eau lourde) is a Norwegian-French film from 1948. The history is based on the best known commando raid in Norway during World War II, where the resistance group Norwegian Independent Company 1 destroyed the heavy water plant at Vemork in Telemark in February 1943.
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water | |
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Kampen om tungtvannet | |
Directed by | Jean Dréville Titus Vibe-Müller |
Written by | Arild Feldborg, Jean Marin, Dinah Robertson, etc. |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Hilding Bladh Marcel Weiss |
Edited by | Jean Feyte |
Music by | Gunnar Sønstevold |
Distributed by | Hero Film Trident |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Countries | Norway France |
Language | Norwegian |
Box office | 5,373,377 admissions (France)[1] |
The film is basically a reconstruction of real events, a docudrama, with many of the participants playing themselves in the film. It was filmed on location in Norway.
It was the second most popular film at the French box office in 1948.[1]
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