THE HEROES OF TELEMARK

**dookeyXXX** · 10-29-2018, 06:42 PM

RIP Joachim Rønneberg
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...eberg-obituary

Looks like a viewing of this 1965 Kirk Douglas led film is in order this week.

**dookeyXXX** · 10-29-2018, 07:37 PM

There's a 1948 "documentary", too.

Full film on YouTube:

**GeezerSteve** · 10-29-2018, 07:40 PM

cross threads

**dookeyXXX** · 10-29-2018, 07:46 PM

^wasn't sure where to post it. So I figured an obit to the man on Padded Room and a thread about the film on Movies...guessing I should have just posted in the General Ski Thread...

**Core Shot** · 10-29-2018, 08:48 PM

Cool
Thx

**mcski** · 10-29-2018, 09:26 PM

Good flick

**billyk** · 10-30-2018, 12:12 AM

That was an amazing operation. Those guys were real heros. I think there was a recent remake of the story as a series, which was worth watching.

**dookeyXXX** · 10-30-2018, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by billyk

I think there was a recent remake of the story as a series, which was worth watching.

Norwegian buddy of mine sent me this link, which may be the series you are thinking of...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3280150...xhf0xUzapkVdNg

**Bruce Springskiin** · 10-30-2018, 09:21 AM

Awesome story I remember watching those movies when getting into telemark skiing.

Recently I meet and had dinner with a training instructor for Norwegian army survival and winter operations. He was telling me most of the Norwegians who fought in the war were outside the norm, sort of like our militias in the US. Guys who were not going to stand by and do nothing. But at the time were considered at odds with the majority, outsiders and assholes. Interesting perspective to think about. To me they are heros taking on a mission where they beat the odds to survive.

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