The story follows the insertion of
British Commandos into
Norway to rescue Norwegian Gen. Heden from captivity and take him to the
United Kingdom to lead the
Free Norwegian Forces. The film opens with the execution of a British
spy who was sent to support
partisan activities. A small team is assembled which consists of Canadian Capt. Robert Owen, British Sgt. Harry Hall and Norwegian Lt. Erik Falken. The team parachutes in, but Falken is recognised by a local woman who reports them to her German lover and Dalberg, a
Quisling. A team is sent to capture them but after they overpower their captors and free the general from the prison camp. They are soon pursued by the German authorities. On the road in a captured German car, they are attacked and forced to take shelter after Heden is hurt. They send Falken to get assistance from a doctor but he is betrayed once again by the same woman whom he had known when growing up in his hometown. The Germans take Falken alive and, pretending to be the doctor they requested, capture Owen near the house they are hiding in. Hall manages to keep Heden in safety in the house. Owen misleads the Germans about their escape plans and after the Germans realise their mistake, they are surprised to find that the two prisoners have been freed by Dalberg. Owen and Falken manage to return to Hall and Heden, and the party moves off to rendezvous with the incoming Commandos and
Royal Navy boats. The film includes real footage from British Commando raids on
German occupying forces in Norway
in March and
December of 1941. == Main cast ==