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1. The 12th Man (2017)
Unrated | 135 min | Drama, History, Thriller
They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Votes: 29,261
2. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken
Votes: 29,803
3. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Approved | 131 min | Action, Drama, History
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 8,079
4. 633 Squadron (1964)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, History, War
A RAF squadron is assigned to knock out a German rocket fuel factory in Norway. The factory supplies fuel for the Nazi effort to launch rockets on England during D-Day.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews
Votes: 4,577
5. The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, War
The story behind Germany's attempt to develop an atomic bomb during World War II and the sabotage of the heavy water program in Rjukan, Norway from the points of view of the Germans, the Allies, the saboteurs, and the company.
Stars: Andreas Döhler, Marc Ben Puch, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Anna Friel
Votes: 7,779
6. The Avengers (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, War
On the eve of WWII, a British journalist is sent to neutral Norway to report on the possible Nazi intentions there; later he's tasked with a secret combat mission after Germany invades that country.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 590
7. Nine Lives (1957)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
During World War II, nine members of the Norwegian Resistance are trapped by the Germans in a deadly ambush. Only one escapes, and a fierce hunt through the ice desert has begun.
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Jack Fjeldstad, Henny Moan, Alf Malland, Joachim Holst-Jensen
Votes: 1,897
8. Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, History, War
A gentle widower, enraged at German atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 969 | Gross: $1.30M
9. Det største spillet (1967)
129 min | Drama, War
Dette er bertningen om sørlending Gunvald Tomstad og hans dramatiske opplevelser da han under okkupasjonen måtte ta på seg en byrde som ingen kunne bære uten å bli merket for livet, hvis de... See full summary »
Director: Knut Bohwim | Stars: Gard Øyen, Carl Henrik Størmer, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Alf Hallgren
Votes: 74
10. First Comes Courage (1943)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, War
Nicole Larsen is detested by her countrymen because they suspect she is collaborating with the occupying Germans. In reality she is working for the Norwegian underground, risking her life passing secrets to the resistance fighters.
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Carl Esmond, Isobel Elsom
Votes: 263
11. It Happened One Night (1958)
98 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Based on a true story, this almost documentary-like drama tells the story of a young doctor, who in 1942, helped several Jewish children escape over the German border to neutral Sweden. Not... See full summary »
Director: Sigval Maartmann-Moe | Stars: Anne-Lise Tangstad, Joachim Holst-Jensen, Lalla Carlsen, Günther Hüttmann
Votes: 82
12. Feldmann saken (1987)
87 min | Crime, Drama
Jacob and Rachel were killed on their flight to Sweden in 1942, and a year later their bodies are discovered. After the war the case is again opened, and the guilty are hunted.
Director: Bente Erichsen | Stars: Bjørn Sundquist, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Ingerid Vardund, Finn Kvalem
Votes: 39
13. Passage to Sweden (2021)
58 min | Documentary
Passage To Sweden tells the lesser-known story of events occurring in Scandinavia and Budapest during WWII. It focuses on the heroic actions of ordinary people who saved the lives of thousands of Jews and fellow countrymen.
Director: Suzannah Warlick
Votes: 11
14. Through My Thick Glasses (2004)
TV-PG | 13 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An elderly man tells his granddaughter his personal story of the Second World War. His life as a child and all the strange characters he populates it with takes the little girl to a bizarre world she doesn't understand.
Director: Pjotr Sapegin | Stars: Odd Børretzen, Sossen Krohg
Votes: 157
15. Som man ropar (1988)
153 min | Crime, Thriller
During August 1943 the Nazis advance is stopped. In Sweden there are both German Gestapo agents and Norwegian Resistance men active.
Stars: Tomas Norström, Unni Kristin Skagestad, Måns Herngren, Bo Lindström
Votes: 51
16.
Untold Arctic Wars (2022– )
Episode:
Arktiset erikoisoperaatiot
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Allied commandos strike the Norwegian coast. Spy bases are set up in the border regions and Norwegian resistance forces are activated. An invasion of Norway is also planned. Hitler becomes concerned and moves more resources northwards.
Directors: Anna-Reeta Eksymä, Teemu Hostikka | Stars: Peter Franzén, Lars Gyllenhaal, Stian Bones, Frida Palmbo
Votes: 16