The Heroes of Telemark

00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:54,035 Uncle, be careful. The town is full of Germans. 343 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:58,041 ROLF: Merry Christmas, Uncle. 344 00:36:58,591 --> 00:36:59,591 See you in church. 345 00:37:00,009 --> 00:37:01,420 Merry Christmas. 346 00:37:06,474 --> 00:37:08,841 (CONGREGATION SINGING <i>SILENT NIGHT</i> IN NORWEGIAN) 347 00:37:37,547 --> 00:37:38,708 It's Sigrid. 348 00:37:40,175 --> 00:37:42,041 Oh, that's Arne's wife? 349 00:37:59,903 --> 00:38:02,395 I've got a message for you from Arne. 350 00:38:02,405 --> 00:38:05,364 He's in England. He's fine. 351 00:38:05,742 --> 00:38:07,483 Will you see him again? 352 00:38:08,745 --> 00:38:10,611 Tell him I've a message for him, too. 353 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,577 He'll be a father in the spring. 354 00:38:24,886 --> 00:38:26,718 (SINGING CONTINUES) 355 00:38:49,661 --> 00:38:53,280 They'll have their 10,000 pounds of heavy water by Easter. 356 00:38:54,958 --> 00:38:56,119 The marker, 357 00:38:56,543 --> 00:38:59,627 microfilm of the factory, exact details. 358 00:39:06,094 --> 00:39:07,335 (SINGING) 359 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:25,398 Ammonia and hydrogen pipes. 360 00:39:28,491 --> 00:39:30,357 You see how close it is to the village. 361 00:39:30,910 --> 00:39:32,526 (CHILDREN CHATTERING) 362 00:39:40,837 --> 00:39:42,453 (BOTH LAUGHING) 363 00:39:57,103 --> 00:39:59,220 Look how near the factory is to their homes. 364 00:40:15,663 --> 00:40:17,154 Look at the rabbit! 365 00:40:22,879 --> 00:40:24,086 Land mines. 366 00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:27,047 (SOLDIERS SHOUTING) 367 00:40:28,051 --> 00:40:29,587 (DOGS BARKING) 368 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:39,102 Come on. 369 00:41:08,007 --> 00:41:09,543 (DOOR OPENS) 370 00:41:10,885 --> 00:41:11,966 SOLDIER: Oh, excuse me. 371 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,423 I don't think I've seen you in Rjukan before. 372 00:41:18,226 --> 00:41:19,592 Who are you? 373 00:41:19,602 --> 00:41:24,438 Well, I've come to visit my fiancee for Christmas. 374 00:41:25,066 --> 00:41:29,356 I see. Your fiancee. How very charming indeed. 375 00:41:30,947 --> 00:41:32,108 And what is his name? 376 00:41:32,865 --> 00:41:34,652 - Well, my name... - I'm asking her. 377 00:41:35,243 --> 00:41:36,450 Jan Kristansen. 378 00:41:37,704 --> 00:41:38,865 Mmm-hmm. 379 00:41:41,916 --> 00:41:44,078 Let me see your identity card, please. 380 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:45,663 Certainly. 381 00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:51,502 Excuse me. 382 00:41:53,469 --> 00:41:54,710 Here it is. 383 00:42:09,986 --> 00:42:10,986 Oh. 384 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:22,700 A-ha. 385 00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:26,909 Your text, I believe? 386 00:42:28,129 --> 00:42:29,370 Yes, sir. 387 00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:33,590 - Thank you. - Thank you. 388 00:42:34,802 --> 00:42:36,293 (BIDDING FAREWELL IN GERMAN) 389 00:42:36,846 --> 00:42:41,216 And the compliments of the season to both of you. 390 00:43:38,032 --> 00:43:39,864 How did you like our town, Rolf? 391 00:43:39,867 --> 00:43:41,449 Oh, I liked it. 392 00:43:42,203 --> 00:43:44,195 You should have seen the torchlight parades 393 00:43:44,205 --> 00:43:45,446 we used to have. 394 00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:46,697 Yes, every November. 395 00:43:47,708 --> 00:43:48,789 It was wonderful. 396 00:43:48,793 --> 00:43:50,329 Flaming torches, you could see it 397 00:43:50,336 --> 00:43:52,123 from miles away up in the mountains. 398 00:43:52,588 --> 00:43:54,170 The snow was whiter then. 399 00:43:55,007 --> 00:43:58,546 Yes. It was all the lights on the snow. 400 00:44:00,429 --> 00:44:02,967 Then we made snowballs and threw them at the torches. 401 00:44:02,974 --> 00:44:04,181 Remember, Knut? 402 00:44:10,773 --> 00:44:12,639 ROLF: This is a detailed layout of the factory. 403 00:44:17,029 --> 00:44:20,193 Well, they've got 3,000 pounds of heavy water 404 00:44:20,199 --> 00:44:22,236 in there right now ready to be shipped to Germany. 405 00:44:23,244 --> 00:44:25,702 Well, let's decide on what message we send to London. 406 00:44:28,749 --> 00:44:32,914 There's only one message. "Examined area. 407 00:44:34,380 --> 00:44:36,747 "Consider ground attack totally impractical. 408 00:44:38,384 --> 00:44:40,250 "Recommend alternate method." 409 00:44:43,806 --> 00:44:45,843 You mean, to bomb it! 410 00:44:49,103 --> 00:44:50,103 Yes. 411 00:44:51,981 --> 00:44:54,519 That would destroy Rjukan and everybody in it! 412 00:44:56,736 --> 00:44:57,736 Possibly. 413 00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:06,034 Bombing is impossible. 414 00:45:07,079 --> 00:45:09,196 The factory is deeply imbedded in a gorge. 415 00:45:10,666 --> 00:45:12,282 The only way across that gorge 416 00:45:12,293 --> 00:45:14,285 is a narrow bridge, 75-feet long. 417 00:45:15,421 --> 00:45:17,629 Two men with machine guns could hold off a bat