Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

Operation Swallow:
The Battle for Heavy Water
From left, Joachim Rønneberg, Jens-Anton Poulsson and Kasper Idland receive King Haakon VII of Norway at the premiere of Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water (1948)
Kampen om tungtvannet
Directed byJean Dréville
Titus Vibe-Müller
Written byArild Feldborg, Jean Marin, Dinah Robertson, etc.
Starring
CinematographyHilding Bladh
Marcel Weiss
Edited byJean Feyte
Music byGunnar Sønstevold
Distributed byHero Film
Trident
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesNorway
France
LanguageNorwegian
Box office5,373,377 admissions (France)[1]

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water (original title: Kampen om tungtvannet, French title: La Bataille de l'eau lourde) is a Norwegian-French film from 1948. The history is based on the best known commando raid in Norway during World War II, where the resistance group Norwegian Independent Company 1 destroyed the heavy water plant at Vemork in Telemark in February 1943.

The film is basically a reconstruction of real events, a docudrama, with many of the participants playing themselves in the film. It was filmed on location in Norway.

Cast

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Reception

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It was the second most popular film at the French box office in 1948.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "French Box Office in 1948". Box Office Story.
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