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Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
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Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

1948-02-05 · 107 min · ★ 5.4

Action · War · Drama

A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during the Second World War.

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Directors
Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller
Production companies
Le Trident, Hero-Film
Countries
France, Norway
Status
Released

Top Cast

Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-CurieSelf - Professor
Raoul DautryRaoul DautrySelf - Rustningsminister
Henki KolstadHenki KolstadSersjant Einar Skinnarland
Johannes EckhoffJohannes EckhoffFenrik Knut Hauglund
Claus WieseClaus WieseFenrik Joachim Rønneberg
Øyvind ØyenMajor Professor Leif Tronstad
Andreas AabelFenrik Kasper Idland
Odd RohdeSersjant Birger Strømsheim
Rolf SørlieSelf - Ingeniør
Torstein SkinnarlandSelf - Damvokter
Lew KowarskiSelf - Laboratoriesjef
H.H. HalbanSelf - Professor
AllierSelf - Sprengstoff-offiser
Jens A. PoulssonSelf - Fenrik
Arne KjelstrupSelf - Sersjant
Claus HelbergSelf - Sersjant
Knut HaukelidSelf - Fenrik
Hans StorhaugSelf - Sersjant
Fredrik KayserSelf - Sersjant
Knut Lier-HansenSelf

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