Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

1948Directed by Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller

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Released: February 5, 1948
Runtime: 1h 47m

About Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

Action
War
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Directors: Jean Dréville
Titus Vibe-Müller
Original title: Kampen om tungtvannet

Principal cast

In billing order

Frédéric Joliot-CurieSelf - Professor
Raoul DautrySelf - Rustningsminister
Henki KolstadSersjant Einar Skinnarland
Johannes EckhoffFenrik Knut Hauglund
Claus WieseFenrik Joachim Rønneberg
Øyvind ØyenMajor Professor Leif Tronstad

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