
In autumn 1941, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich’s brutal rule in occupied Bohemia and Moravia fuels Czech resistance. In spring 1942, the government-in-exile sends trained paratroopers led by Lt. Král on a mission to assassinate him. Masters Strnad and Vyskočil ambush Heydrich’s open Mercedes in Prague’s Libeň district, mortally wounding him despite a jammed submachine gun. Their success triggers harsh Nazi reprisals, mass executions, and an intense manhunt for the operatives.
Title | Assassination |
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Year | 1965 |
Genre | War, Drama, History |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Studio | Filmové studio Barrandov |
Cast | Radoslav Brzobohatý, Rudolf Jelínek, Ladislav Mrkvička, Luděk Munzar, Josef Vinklář, Siegfried Loyda |
Crew | Jiří Čermák (Set Decoration), Libor Speychal (Set Decoration), Jaroslav Vágner (Assistant Production Manager), Kamil Pixa (Story), Marie Broncová (Costumer), Zdeněk Oves (Production Manager) |
Release | Aug 20, 1965 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.50 / 10 by 15 users |
Popularity | 0 |