The Heroes of Telemark — Film Location
The Heroes of Telemark (1965), starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris, was filmed on location in the Rjukan valley and depicts the Norwegian SOE commando sabotage of the Vemork heavy water plant (1943) that disrupted the Nazi nuclear weapons programme.
Filming location: quick answers
Where was The Heroes of Telemark filmed?
On location in the Rjukan valley in Norway — the real setting of the story. The 1965 film stars Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris.
What is the Vemork plant in the film?
The Vemork heavy water plant near Rjukan, target of the Norwegian SOE commando sabotage of 1943 that disrupted the Nazi nuclear weapons programme.
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