Gold Run (Gulltransporten)

Spring 1940 - six months into World War II.

Hitler's war machine is on its way to Norway.

The primary goals are to secure control of:

The Norwegian coast

The king

The government

and Norway's gold reserve

This is the story of the gold.

8 APRIL 1940 THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INVASION

-Oh! -How nice!

-Are you coming? -Yes, I'll be right there.

-Just a minute. -Let it be. Come on.

I'm almost done.

-Hello! -Hi!

-I'm sorry we're late. -That's fine. Hello.

-Hi, Chris. -Hi, Uncle Fredrik.

We're about to serve the cake.

If Fredrik can part from it.

Hello.

-How nice. -Look who's here! It's Chris!

-It's good enough now. -I'll just light the candles.

Hooray for you on your birthday We want to congratulate you

We all stand around you in a ring And look, now we will march

Bow and nod and curtsy...

We have to go down to the basement.

-Everyone. -No, Dad! It's just a drill.

-Where's Nils? -Nils?

-I thought you brought him. -No, I didn't bring Nils.

Hey...

-Nils is watching the flat. -But Dad, I've got to have Nils.

We can't go up during the air-raid alarm to get Nils.

We can't do that.

-Is something wrong? -Nils is upstairs.

Do you want me to take care of it? Should I go and get Nils?

No, you don't have to do that.

Yes, I do. Nils is important.

Okay. Aunt Nini will get Nils. It'll be fine.

Look what I found.

-And I brought this. -Yes!

Nils!

Happy birthday

The commanding admiral reports:

Tonight, German warships passed the Oslofjord Fortress

under fire from the fortress's batteries

and continued onwards.

At 4:30 a.m., heavy fire was reported

between some of the warships and Oscarsborg.

A cruiser passed the fortress

but was later stranded at Digerud.

Other vessels have bombarded Horten.

German warships have also, under fire from the fortress,

passed into Bergen, which has been occupied.

Two ships have passed into Trondheim.

The city has apparently been occupied.

One ship has reached Narvik,

most likely after battle with Norwegian vessels.

INVASION DAY 9 APRIL, EARLY MORNING

-How much time do we have? -They're already here.

-What do we need? -A miracle.

Pending a miracle, how many lorries?

20, maybe 25, in addition to the ones we have.

-Then you'll have to find them. -I can't conjure up 20 lorries.

Unless you want me to hijack vehicles.

Great idea. Get to it.

Is the mission clear? We have to procure vehicles.

Yes. I just...

I think this goes against my job description.

You have a new job now.

This day will be a little out of the ordinary.

Yeah...

THE GOLD TRANSPORT

Irene, listen to me. Darling...

No! You can't mean that we should just sit here and wait.

It will only take a few hours. I'll be back soon.

I heard the planes, Fredrik. I know what it means.

-So does the rest of Oslo. -That's why I have to go down.

We possess sensitive information that can't fall into German hands.

Veslemøy, please.

Can't someone else do it?

You don't lead that office. You're a secretary.

I have a task to do, and I have to go down there.

As soon as I'm back, we'll go to Mylla.

The cabin is the safest place, and I'll be back in a few hours.

I promise.

DRØBAK 36 KM OUTSIDE OF OSLO

-Oslo, please. -No, we're going to Kolbotn.

You will drive me to Oslo. It's important.

I have to get to the central bank. It's very important.

You're wet.

The ship sank.

-Our ship was sunk. -Were there any others on board?

THE LABOUR PARTY'S HEAD OFFICE

Burn it.

-Burn it. -All right.

-Statistics from the year-end. -Burn it.

This?

-Burn it. -All right.

This will be sent. Don't put it outside until the transport's here.

Burn it.

Wait, wait, wait.

-Excuse me? Haslund? -Yes.

-The finance minister's office. -I'll call them back later.

-Burn it. -Haslund.

It's the finance minister himself.

Okay.

Burn it. Check it. Burn it.

Hello?

-Hello? -Oscar? Is everything all right?

Fredrik, I need a driver.

We have to evacuate.

I don't understand. You need drivers?

Jesus Christ. We're being invaded.

I need someone I can trust.

-Like an old friend, Fredrik. -I understand.

-I'll be there as soon as I can. -Thanks. Thank you.

Irene?

Dear Fredrik, Come as soon as you can

Love, your girls

The Brits have mined the Norwegian coast.

Should Germany come to our rescue?

Brats like you who lick the arses of the Brownshirts should be castrated!

Get lost!

What the hell?

Hey!

No, no, no! No!

I'm not a car thief. I'm not trying to steal your lorry.

I'm from the central bank of Norway.

If you're from the central bank, I'm Jesus of Nazareth.

No, no, no!

I'm on an important mission. We need transports.

Up to Lillehammer. Here.

Read this.

Scram.

I said scram!

What's the cargo?

THE CENTRAL BANK OF NORWAY

Come on!

There. I found a driver and a lorry.

-That's good. What's that? -I don't want to talk about it.

-I beg your pardon? -It was quite traumatic, actually.

Sit still!

-It's not him. -Yes, it is.

I should have cancelled my appointments.

-It seems the world is about to... -Hey, hey, hey!

It's him.

Right.

No mobilisation orders?

I can see the Germans outside the window!

Nanna, what's the status of the lorries from Kristiania Transport?

All of them were rerouted to the central bank.

Hello! Can I get everyone's attention?

I just talked to Police Chief Welhaven,

and the Evacuation Commission is being disbanded,

effective immediately.

But we're the ones with the evacuation plan.

The government has started the evacuation without us.

But that's our entire purpose.

We have to shred everything and leave the city.

What, and flee? We should fight back.

Feel free to volunteer and find a gun,

but I'm leaving...

Come on!

-Is this the last crate? -It's the last one.

Over here.

Drive straight to Lillehammer. No stops, no passengers.

-Get in. -In the back?

-You'll watch the cargo. -No, I'm a bank clerk.

You work for the bank. This will be one of your most important tasks.

Sitting in the back of a speeding lorry?

Do I have to explain to one of my own employees

how the gold standard works?

This is the foundation of our economy.

If the Germans get hold of it, they'll have a stranglehold on us.

Get in!

-Goddamn it! -Hey, stop it! Stop!

Not a word to anyone about what we're transporting.

And if we run into any Germans, we're lucky that he's armed.

Oh, damn.

Go home now.

It won't be any pleasant at work in the days to come.

Kristiansand has suffered from air raids.

German troops have gone ashore in Egersund.

Tønsberg reports that at 5:30 this morning,

a squad of German troops went ashore at Vallø

outside of Tønsberg, numbering around 20 soldiers.

The inhabitants have abandoned the lighthouse

and are moving towards Tønsberg.

A shot was fired from the Norwegian side,

but the Germans have remained calm.

No, stop! Wait.

-The gold? -On its way to Lillehammer.

And the governor of the central bank?

I can't reach him, but he knows what to do.

Okay. Drive.

We have...

searched, but...

we can't find...

-Schlüssel? -Die? Der?

-Der Schlüssel. -Der Schlüssel.

Mr Rygg.