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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.
Original Release
02/05/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raoul Dautry | Self - Rustningsminister |
| Lew Kowarski | Self - Laboratoriesjef |
| H.H. Halban | Self - Professor |
| Allier | Self - Sprengstoff-offiser |
| Holme | Oberst Wilson |
| Jourdier | Liaisonoffiser |
| Stibbard | R.A.F.-offiser |
| Øyvind Øyen | Leif Tronstad - Major Professor |
| Johannes Eckhoff | Knut Haugland - Fenrik |
| Arne Kjelstrup | Self - Sersjant |
Directors
Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller
Writers
Jens A. Poulsson, Knut Haukelid, Jean Marin, Diana Robertson, Pierre Laroche, Haakon Bugge Mahrt, Arild Feldborg
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raoul Dautry | Self - Rustningsminister |
| Lew Kowarski | Self - Laboratoriesjef |
| H.H. Halban | Self - Professor |
| Allier | Self - Sprengstoff-offiser |
| Holme | Oberst Wilson |
| Jourdier | Liaisonoffiser |
| Stibbard | R.A.F.-offiser |
| Øyvind Øyen | Leif Tronstad - Major Professor |
| Johannes Eckhoff | Knut Haugland - Fenrik |
| Arne Kjelstrup | Self - Sersjant |
| Claus Helberg | Self - Sersjant |
| Henki Kolstad | Einar Skinnarland - Sersjant |
| Hans Storhaug | Self - Sersjant |
| Fredrik Kayser | Self - Sersjant |
| Odd Rohde | Birger Strømsheim - Sersjant |
| Rolf Sørlie | Self - Ingeniør |
| Torstein Skinnarland | Self - Damvokter |
| Knut Lier-Hansen | Self |
| David Knudsen | Generaldirektør Axel Aubert |
| Thorleif Reiss | Ingeniør Jomar Brun |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Arild Feldborg | Producer |
| Nino Constantini | Producer |
