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The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb

Original title: Kampen om tungtvannet
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
7.4K
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The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2015)
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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 saboteu... Read allThe 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 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.

  • Creator
    • Petter S. Rosenlund
  • Stars
    • Andreas Döhler
    • Marc Ben Puch
    • Robert Hunger-Bühler
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Petter S. Rosenlund
    • Stars
      • Andreas Döhler
      • Marc Ben Puch
      • Robert Hunger-Bühler
    • 18User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins

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    Andreas Döhler
    Andreas Döhler
    • Kurt Diebner
    Marc Ben Puch
    Marc Ben Puch
    • Major Decker
    Robert Hunger-Bühler
    Robert Hunger-Bühler
    • Emil Leeb
    Anna Friel
    Anna Friel
    • Julie Smith
    Tobias Santelmann
    Tobias Santelmann
    • Joachim Rønneberg
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Wilson
    Peri Baumeister
    Peri Baumeister
    • Elisabeth Heisenberg
    Frank Kjosås
    Frank Kjosås
    • Knut Haukelid
    Dennis Storhøi
    Dennis Storhøi
    • Bjørn Henriksen
    Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
    Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
    • Fredrik Kayser
    Søren Pilmark
    Søren Pilmark
    • Niels Bohr
    Christian Rubeck
    Christian Rubeck
    • Claus Helberg
    Maibritt Saerens
    Maibritt Saerens
    • Ellen Henriksen
    Christoph Bach
    Christoph Bach
    • Werner Heisenberg
    Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
    • Birger Strømsheim
    Espen Klouman Høiner
    Espen Klouman Høiner
    • Leif Tronstad
    Benjamin Helstad
    Benjamin Helstad
    • Jens-Anton Poulsson
    Torstein Bjørklund
    Torstein Bjørklund
    • Arne Kjelstrup
    • Creator
      • Petter S. Rosenlund
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      This series managed to set a viewer record for a national TV drama premiere in Norway when on 4 January 2015, 24.3% of the Norwegian population was watching the first two episodes. It was also 62.5% of the total TV viewing at the time that Sunday.

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    9/10
    Excellent and Inspiring War Miniseries
    EXCELLENT series, best war miniseries since Band of Brothers, and that was the best of all-time according to IMDb raters, myself, and many others (it was the first DVD set I ordered in advance).. I also learned more about physics from this, which caused me to look up heavy water (D2O) online and Germany's wartime nuclear research.

    THIS series had me riveted, I watched the last 5 episodes in one sitting (til dawn) b/c I couldn't STOP watching.. some great footage of the skiing, just what you'd expect from Scandanavians.. The commando raid was also brilliantly filmed.

    KUDOS to writers, directors, cast (Anna Friel, stunning as always!), and the incredible landscapes - I admire anyone who can conquer all that winter ice & snow and not only survive, but move around and fight wars in all that hostile environment.

    HEROES prove their status in times of need, willing to endure self- sacrifice for the rest of us - glad to see that they also inspire cinematic ART many decades later!
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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Denmark
      • United Kingdom
      • Czech Republic
      • Sweden
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    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • English
      • German
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • The Heavy Water War
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Filmkameratene A/S
      • Sebasto Film & TV
      • Headline Pictures
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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