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.
The most famous of the 4 sabotage actions in the Heavy Water War, when a group of local saboteurs, trained in England, is bomb Vemork Heavy a water-facility outside Rjukan. The saboteurs hate the ...
While the Nazis are working on the first atomic bomb, the saboteur-group Grouse, is put together of local resistance. They are to assist English commando-forces in blowing up the heavy water facility...
The Nazis are building up again the Heavy water facility in record time after the bombing. Norsk Hydro company director is facing accusation of being a war collaborator. In England, the Americans ...
A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany in getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during WW2.
Directors:
Jean Dréville,
Titus Vibe-Müller
Stars:
Jens A. Poulsson,
Johannes Eckhoff,
Arne Kjelstrup
In NOBEL, two stories carefully intertwine as a returning soldier and family man becomes a pawn in a political international game. As the stakes grow higher he is forced to discover just how far one should go in the name of peace.
In the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union, due to the fact that the newly elected environmental friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Director:
Erik Poppe
Stars:
Jesper Christensen,
Anders Baasmo Christiansen,
Karl Markovics
After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.
Stars:
Nicolai Cleve Broch,
Lena Endre,
Anne Marit Jacobsen
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.
This was, for the most part, an excellent telling of the Norwegian/British fight to stop the Germans from obtaining heavy water for their atomic bomb project. First the positives: it was gratifying to see a mock up of a Halifax bomber in the series as it was the real workhorse of the war and far too often is replaced in film by the Lancaster. Well done for that!! Also, uniforms and equipment was appropriate for the period. Now the negatives: 1. Americans were portrayed as loud mouthed morons - a staple in Brit made films (I know, Brits are portrayed similarly in American made films - but can we please get past this?). My main complaint, however, is the composite female lead character, whose PC complaining about bomb victims grated on the senses and was totally out of place. Can we please have one, just one film, without a gratuitous 21st century liberal stammering on? I was ready for her to begin complaining about global warming, for heaven's sake! Anyway, apart from that, well done.
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This was, for the most part, an excellent telling of the Norwegian/British fight to stop the Germans from obtaining heavy water for their atomic bomb project. First the positives: it was gratifying to see a mock up of a Halifax bomber in the series as it was the real workhorse of the war and far too often is replaced in film by the Lancaster. Well done for that!! Also, uniforms and equipment was appropriate for the period. Now the negatives: 1. Americans were portrayed as loud mouthed morons - a staple in Brit made films (I know, Brits are portrayed similarly in American made films - but can we please get past this?). My main complaint, however, is the composite female lead character, whose PC complaining about bomb victims grated on the senses and was totally out of place. Can we please have one, just one film, without a gratuitous 21st century liberal stammering on? I was ready for her to begin complaining about global warming, for heaven's sake! Anyway, apart from that, well done.