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.

Creator:

Petter S. Rosenlund

Stars:

Andreas Döhler, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Marc Ben Puch

8 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Andreas Döhler	...	Kurt Diebner 6 episodes, 2015
Robert Hunger-Bühler	...	Emil Leeb 6 episodes, 2015
Marc Ben 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
Ole Christoffer Ertvaag	...	Birger Strømsheim 6 episodes, 2015
Eirik Evjen	...	Kasper Idland 6 episodes, 2015
Anna Friel	...	Julie Smith 6 episodes, 2015
Ragnhild H. Myntevik	...	Astrid 6 episodes, 2015
Benjamin Helstad	...	Jens-Anton Poulsson 6 episodes, 2015
Espen Klouman Høiner	...	Leif Tronstad 6 episodes, 2015
Endre Joner Oftebro Ellefsen	...	Hans Storhaug 6 episodes, 2015
Frank Kjosås	...	Knut Haukelid 6 episodes, 2015
Rolf Kristian Larsen	...	Einar Skinnarland 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:

MHz Networks [United States] MHz Networks [United States]

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian English German Danish

Release Date:

1 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Heavy Water War

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

NOK75,000,000 (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

In a documentray, Real UK seal team "SAS" tried once to survive on Hadangavidaen, under similar conditions, but didn't manage.

User Reviews

Seriously overrated

The true story of one of the greatest saboteur-actions of WWII is made with great attention to detail, but sadly with less attention to it's script and characters. The plot, which if had been handled correctly, could have been nerve-racking. However, the suspense, or rather, lack thereof makes this mini-series a rather tedious affair. The dialogue suffers from the same condition as the vast majority of Norwegian cinema and television; it's pompous, stiff and unnatural. The same can be said about the acting, where almost every character with a speaking part behaves as if they were on stage in a theater - the worst examples are Stein Winge and Frank Kjosås who are a downright painful to watch. The Heisenberg character is the only one really interesting one, but the show fails to really dig into him. A shame, really, because he had enormous dramatic potential. The other characters are pretty much one-dimensional and fails miserably to gain much, if any sympathy. The by far most useless character on the show is Julie Smith, a caricature of a Briton which seemingly only purpose to the plot is a dull romantic interest and pulling off political correct lines about the horrors of war, which seems out of place in a 1940' setting. A note about cinematography: There are a few shots which are pretty impressing, namely the ones in the skiing-scenes. Other than that, many shots are almost burned out, the London-scenes in particular. At the same time it's shot in digital HD, which in a period-piece makes the show look fake and constructed.

Summarizing, this show could have been really good with a better developed script, a better cast ensemble, and a director who could paint this picture with a steadier hand.