The Battle of the Heavy Water
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water 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.
Starring Jens A. Poulsson, Johannes Eckhoff, Arne Kjelstrup
Director Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller