Moves at a fantastic clip and features a torrent of well-staged action sequences, even as it allows for moments that illuminate the characters and encourage the viewer to empathize with ordinary people rising up to meet the challenge. ... a must-see.

The Royal Norwegian government wasn't quite caught on the hop when the Nazis invaded when it came to evacuating some fifty tonnes of gold from their central bank. They had deputised Fredrik Haslund (Jon Øigarden) to get it onto as many trucks as he can get hold of and shift the whole lot up to Lillehammer where a train would take it further north and to an awaiting Royal Navy cruiser. When news of the attack comes, phase one of their operation goes remarkably smoothly - except, perhaps, for bank clerk Ingvar (Axel Bøyum). You see, there aren't enough lorries so he is sent out to get one - somehow. He alights on one belonging to a burly delivery man and next thing he has a split lip and a new travelling companion for his share of the bullion. Now in case you think this is all going to go straightforwardly then think again. Firstly, the bank manager in Lillehammer (Gard B. Eidsvold) is happy enough to secure his huge great deposit, but he won't open the door next morning without the proper authority - and neither Haslund nor accompanying Major Sunde (Eivind Sander) have that! Are they going to have to dynamite open their own safe? Meantime, the Reich aren't letting the grass grow and their determined Major Stoltmann (Anatole Taubman) is hard on their case - and he has access to lots of military hardware, some brutal interrogation techniques and some bombers too. What now ensues s…

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