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Suicide Mission (1954) [N/A]

Featuring:
Leif Larsen, Palmar Bjørnøy, Anthony Oliver

Written by:
Sidney Cole
Michael Forlong
David Howarth

Directed by:
Michael Forlong


Release Date:
October 11, 1954

Original Title:
Shetlandsgjengen

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Nordsjøfilm
North Sea Productions

Production Countries:
Norway | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
NO: 6 

Runtime: 89

The FIRST Motion Picture Adventure Ever Re-enacted By The Heroes Who Actually Lived It!

Overview from TheMovieDB

A group of Norwegians cross the North Sea in winter to deliver Allied soldiers and ammunition to their Nazi-occupied country.

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Overview from Open Movies

"Shetlandsgjengen", which translates as "the Shetland-gang", relates the true story of the illegal traffic across the North Sea from German occupied Norway to Shetland during World War II. A small group of Norwegian sailors loosely connected to the British navy take refugees from Norway to Shetland in small fishing-boats, equipped only with low-caliber weapons to protect themselves from German airplanes and patrol-boats. The film is closely based on real events, and many of the members of the gang, including the leader, called "Shetlands-Larsen" play themselves.

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Rankings and Honors

Suicide Mission (1954) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.4/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Assistant Director:
Per Skavlan

Camera Operator:
Mattis Mathiesen

Director:
Michael Forlong

Director of Photography:
Per Jonson

Editor:
Lee Doig

Lighting Director:
Henry Brodin

Novel:
David Howarth
Frithjof Sælen

Sound Recordist:
Terence Cotter

Writer:
Michael Forlong
Sidney Cole
David Howarth

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