The Saboteurs 

The story behind Hitler's plan of Germany getting the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in Rjukan, Norway, seen from four angles, the German side, the allied, the saboteurs and the company side.

Stars:

Andreas Döhler, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Marc Benjamin Puch

3 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Andreas Döhler	...	Kurt Diebner (6 episodes, 2015)
Robert Hunger-Bühler	...	Emil Leeb (6 episodes, 2015)
Marc Benjamin Puch	...	Major Decker (6 episodes, 2015)
Christoph Bach	...	Werner Heisenberg (6 episodes, 2015)
Peri Baumeister	...	Elisabeth Heisenberg (6 episodes, 2015)
Espen Reboli Bjerke	...	Jomar Brun (6 episodes, 2015)
Torstein Bjørklund	...	Arne Kjelstrup (6 episodes, 2015)
Endre Ellefsen	...	Hans Storhaug (6 episodes, 2015)
Ole Christoffer Ertvaag	...	Birger Strømsheim (6 episodes, 2015)
Eirik Evjen	...	Kasper Idland (6 episodes, 2015)
Anna Friel	...	Julie Smith (6 episodes, 2015)
Benjamin Helstad	...	Jens-Anton Poulsson (6 episodes, 2015)
Espen Klouman Høiner	...	Leif Tronstad (6 episodes, 2015)
Frank Kjosås	...	Knut Haukelid (6 episodes, 2015)
Rolf Kristian Larsen	...	Einar Skinnarland (6 episodes, 2015)
Ragnhild Myntevik	...	Astrid (6 episodes, 2015)
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen	...	Fredrik Kayser (6 episodes, 2015)
Søren Pilmark	...	Niels Bohr (6 episodes, 2015)
Christian Rubeck	...	Claus Helberg (6 episodes, 2015)
Maibritt Saerens	...	Ellen Henriksen (6 episodes, 2015)
Audun Sandem	...	Knut Haugland (6 episodes, 2015)
Tobias Santelmann	...	Joachim Rønneberg (6 episodes, 2015)
Dennis Storhøi	...	Bjørn Henriksen (6 episodes, 2015)
Pip Torrens	...	Wilson (6 episodes, 2015)
Stein Winge	...	Axel Aubert (6 episodes, 2015)
David Zimmerschied	...	Carl Fredrich von Weizsäcker (6 episodes, 2015)
Julia Schacht	...	Tone Jørgensen (2015) / ... (4 episodes, 2015)
Clara Lien Sunde	...	Lise (4 episodes, 2015)
Elg Elgesem	...	Rolf Danielsen (3 episodes, 2015)
Corey Johnson	...	General Pritchard (3 episodes, 2015)

Storyline

The story behind Hitler's plan of Germany getting the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in Rjukan, Norway, seen from four angles, the German side, the allied, the saboteurs and the company side.

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Plot Keywords:

bomb | hitler | saboteur | atomic bomb | heavy water | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English German Danish

Release Date:

1 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heavy Water War: Les soldats de l'ombre

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 75,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmkameratene A/S, Headline Pictures, Sebasto Film & TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 267 min (total run time)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This TV-series managed to set a viewer record for national TV-drama premiere in Norway, when aired 4th of January 2015, when a massive 24,3 % of the Norwegian population was watching the whole two first episodes. It was also 62,5 % of the total TV-viewing at the time that Sunday.

User Reviews

Loved everything about it!

Being a WWII buff, I had a feeling I would really enjoy this, so I bought the DVD the day it came out here in Australia and was not at all disappointed. The story is exciting, the actors are amazing and being based on a true story just added that little bit extra. The real Norwegian saboteurs were so brave and had to make some very difficult decisions along the way, we (as the allies) owe them a huge debt of gratitude.

I am always on the lookout for more WWII stories about resistance and sabotage against the massive might of the Nazi war machine and must say this is now at the top of my list! 10/10 from me, watch it, you won't regret it!