A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.
In Nazi-occupied Norway, a Norwegian fisherman named Erik Eriksen is forced to help the Germans, but secretly aids the Allied forces. His son, who believes his father is a collaborator, joins the Norwegian resistance. The film follows their separate struggles against the occupation, culminating in a daring commando raid to free captured resistance fighters.
The film was generally well-received by critics for its dramatic intensity and patriotic themes during wartime. While not a groundbreaking film, it was considered a solid contribution to the morale-boosting war films of the era, praised for its performances and suspenseful narrative.
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The film was one of the first American films to portray Norwegian resistance fighters against Nazi occupation, aiming to garner support for the Allied war effort.
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