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Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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Reception
It was the second most popular film at the French box office in 1948.
See also
*'The Heroes of Telemark', a 1965 film
*'The Heavy Water War', a 2015 TV series
References
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