Operation_Swallow

<i>Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water</i>

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

1948 Norwegian film


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.

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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

Reception

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

See also


References

  1. "French Box Office in 1948". Box Office Story.



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