The Saboteurs (Kampen om tungtvannet)

Fuses. Blasting caps.

Blasting caps.

We're breaking!

Scotland 1 942

-What happened? -It was my fault.

-I was sure I had them. -He should have checked.

It wasn't his fault. You were too slow.

-A lot of stairs. -That will be the least of your problems.

Any questions before we go again?

What's so important with that water?

Adolf Hitler has had total control over Germany since August 1 934

I can't stand the smell of coal when I'm pregnant.

You shouldn't get pregnant so often.

Hurry up with the invention of that new fuel.

The future will be a late wedding present.

-Thank you. -Excuse me, what kind of fuel?

Neutrons in a chain reaction.

The splitting of nuclei multiply like a hurricane, out of control.

-The latest in science. -She's right.

Politics don't really interest me.

It's a shame that the world only sees Germany through these people.

-Himmler isn't so bad. -What do you mean by that?

Because my mother knows his mother.

Have you noticed that Himmler has no chin?

I heard you were offered a professorship at Columbia.

Yes, that's true. Do you think I accepted?

I don't know.

I want my children to grow up in Germany.

And I can't think without you.

-Are we expecting someone? -Himmler's mother perhaps?

Werner Heisenberg? Could you please come with us?

-Why? -Now. Straight away.

I don't understand.

You will be questioned.

You know who I am. Professor Werner Heisenberg.

I don't want to arrest you. Will you come voluntarily?

Is everything all right?

In this letter from 11th November you refuse-

-to join a conference about Aryan physics.

-It's inadequate. -Excuse me?

-Are you opposed to it? -Things were missing.

In December 1 938 you refused to join the Reich party convention.

-I believe that... -You refuse to join the NSDAP.

-I'm a physicist. -Working against the country.

-That's not true. -You quote Jews and others...

...who actively act against the National Socialist movement.

-They are renowned scientists... -Who have betrayed Germany.

And you admit that you often refer to them-

-and quote them in public papers and articles.

"To understand modern physics is impossible without Albert Einstein."

A Jew, as you know.

"The evolution of quantum physics is mostly due to Max Born."

Also a Jew.

"The answer to the Schrödinger equation describes atomic systems"-

"and possibly the universe as well."

I admit it's not easy to understand.

Your marriage to Elisabeth is fake.

You met in January 1 937 and were engaged three weeks later.

On 29th April, barely three months later, you got married.

Until then you had shown no interest in women.

You never had a girlfriend or a close relationship with a woman.

Witnesses confirm your interest in men.

-Especially young men. -That's ridiculous.

8th March 1 928 in Leipzig.

On a trip to Urbach you slept in a tent with three men.

On 24th June the same year-

-you encouraged the group to jump naked into a lake.

-We were boy scouts. -No, professor.

You are gay.

-It's only for two months. -Or only two days.

-I don't intend to die. -Do you think soldiers intend to die?

Herfriede's brother died. Did he plan that?

Why the hell does Germany send...

Why does Germany send its best scientists to the trenches?

Come here.

This is crazy.

Werner. Werner!

-Did you not get the message? -Which message?

This is Professor Heisenberg. You know that.

-What is this? -Read it. One moment, please.

Werner, it worked.

Himmler's mother gave him the letter. He's vouching for you.

Here, this is for you. Read it. It's a letter from Himmler.

He says the SS was wrong. Germany needs its scientists.

Diebner started a new project with the government's support.

It's the biggest thing we've been part of.

Do you understand?

Do you need anything else?

You must be careful.

-Welcome, Professor. Mr Weizsäcker. -Mr Diebner.

Heereswaffenamt, Berlin The German Army Weapons Agency

-The Uranium Club. -Yes.

Formal, but also very casual.

We gathered only the best. Geiger, Hahn,-

-Harteck, Stetter... You know them all.

-What's the goal? -A nuclear reaction.

Production of energy from uranium.

Please sign this. The project is strictly confidential.

Why is that?

We are under the control of the Heereswaffenamt.

We will get everything we need. Resources, materials,-

assistants, everything you want.

As scientists we've never had better conditions.

Einstein said: "Do not worry if war serves science."

-"But if science serves war..." -Einstein...

Mr Heisenberg, with all due respect...

We don't want to hear names like Einstein, Debye,-

-Herzberg, Schrödinger, and also not Bohr.

Knowledge is also a chain reaction. No thought comes from nothing.

I'm not asking much of you.

You will have opportunities no scientists have had before.

Say what you need, and it's yours. Uranium, cement, graphite.

To build a reactor?

Good. What do we need?

-D2O. -D2O.

Heavy water.

We need heavy water to set off a potential chain reaction.

Normal water absorbs too many neutrons.

Then I will get you heavy water.

Come with me.

The problem is we need a lot, and it's only produced in Norway.

A Norwegian factory produces artificial fertiliser.

The main product is ammonia, the by-product is water.

A chemist boiled it for coffee-

-and realised it boiled at a higher temperature.

The discovery of heavy water.

How many people know what you can do with heavy water?

The French maybe. Not many.

No one I know of.

Good.

World War II starts September 3rd 1939

Norsk Hydro's headquarters Oslo

Heavy water? What do the Germans want that for?

They want a lot, and they pay a lot.

-How soon can we deliver? -I don't know.

I don't know if we have any.

I'll contact Tronstad. He built the plant.

Norwegian Institute of Technology Trondheim

Have lunch, and we'll meet in half an hour.

-Henriksen, what a rare sight. -I happened to be in Trondheim.

I doubt it.

It's the heavy water. How much can we deliver?

-You started the production. -You stopped it in August.

-Is there nothing left? -Maybe a few litres.

-How many? -I don't know. Ask Brun.

How long would it take to start up again? The Germans want it.

-How long? -Two or three months.

-How much? -A litre a day at the most.

-Can we increase it? -The ammonia would suffer.

Good. I'll speak to Brun.

Fun experiment by the way.

-Have a good day. -Same to you.

Norsk Hydro's factory at Vemork/Rjukan

-Brun. -This is Leif.

-How are you? -More fun with you here.

Henriksen was here and inquired about the heavy water.

He wants to start the production again.

He wanted to know how much was left. The Germans want it.