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 by Jean Dréville
Titus Vibe-Müller
Written by Arild Feldborg, Jean Marin etc.
Starring
Music by Gunnar Sønstevold
Cinematography Hilding Bladh
Marcel Weiss
Edited by Jean Feyte
Distributed by Hero Film
Trident
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
 98 minutes
Country Norway
France
Language Norwegian
Box office 5,373,377 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

Reception

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "French Box Office in 1948". Box Office Story.
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