Heavy Water War

Gargamel · 02-10-16, 05:02 PM

Found on this miniseries on Netflix the other day. Was a enjoyable watch. It tells the story (drama style, ala Band of Brothers) of how the Germans, during WWII, were trying to acquire heavy water to help their nuclear research. The factory that produces the water is in Norway, and it shows how the Norwegian resistance helped fight the Germans, either locally or as covertly inserted special operations soldiers trained by the Allies. It also covers Heisenberg and many of the other physicists in the project.

Unless you are very multilingual, you'll need subtitles on, it covers at least 4 different languages. As opposed to the biggest gripe with most war/foreign films, the characters are actually speaking the language they are supposed to. So unless you know English, German, Norwegian (which is the 'base' language for the series), and a couple others, you'll definitely need subtitles. Sad to say though, my stream would frequently drop some text, so I'd have to rewind a bit to see what they said.

Definitely worth watching.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3280150/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Eichhörnchen · 02-11-16, 12:45 AM

That looks really interesting.

There was, I remember, a terrific dramatized TV documentary about this subject some years back which would be really worth getting on DVD, although I've never come across it, and one of my favourite movies is The Heroes of Telemark.

I hope this appears on DVD and thanks for the heads-up

Commander Wallace · 02-11-16, 09:52 AM

This looks like it will be well worth watching.

Thanks for posting it.

Jimbuna · 02-11-16, 10:25 AM

Possibly where the idea for the Kirk Douglas film The Heroes of Telemark came from.

Gargamel · 02-12-16, 12:06 AM

Oh oh oh... there is a bond-esque Telemark Skiiing chase too!

MGR1 · 02-17-16, 01:50 PM

It was shown in the UK last year by Channel 4 on their More4 channel under the name "The Saboteur's".

LINK.

Rather good, I thought, enough for me to buy it on DVD when it came out.

Mike.

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Heavy Water War Found on this miniseries on Netflix the other day. Was a enjoyable watch. It tells the story (drama style, ala Band of Brothers) of how the Germans, during WWII, were trying to acquire heavy water to help their nuclear research. The factory that produces the water is in Norway, and it shows how the Norwegian resistance helped fight the Germans, either locally or as covertly inserted special operations soldiers trained by the Allies. It also covers Heisenberg and many of the other physicists in the project. Unless you are very multilingual, you'll need subtitles on, it covers at least 4 different languages. As opposed to the biggest gripe with most war/foreign films, the characters are actually speaking the language they are supposed to. So unless you know English, German, Norwegian (which is the 'base' language for the series), and a couple others, you'll definitely need subtitles. Sad to say though, my stream would frequently drop some text, so I'd have to rewind a bit to see what they said. Definitely worth watching. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3280150/?ref_=nv_sr_1 __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,393 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That looks really interesting. There was, I remember, a terrific dramatized TV documentary about this subject some years back which would be really worth getting on DVD, although I've never come across it, and one of my favourite movies is The Heroes of Telemark. I hope this appears on DVD and thanks for the heads-up __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Possibly where the idea for the Kirk Douglas film The Heroes of Telemark came from. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Oh oh oh... there is a bond-esque Telemark Skiiing chase too! __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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MGR1 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 980 Downloads: 252 Uploads: 0	It was shown in the UK last year by Channel 4 on their More4 channel under the name "The Saboteur's". LINK. Rather good, I thought, enough for me to buy it on DVD when it came out. Mike. __________________ "I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane.

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,297 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This looks like it will be well worth watching. Thanks for posting it.