War ·Drama ·History · Czechoslovakia · 1965 · 1h 44m

Assassination

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Assassination poster
Director
Jiří Sequens
Cast
Radoslav Brzobohatý as 1st Lt. Král Rudolf Jelínek as Ladislav Mrkvička as Luděk Munzar as 1st Lt . Sedlák Josef Vinklář as Siegfried Loyda as
Crew
Rudolf Milič — Director of Photography Jan Chaloupek — Editor Miloš Vacek — Original Music Composer Miloslav Fábera — Screenplay Kamil Pixa — Screenplay Jiří Sequens — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
world war iibased on true storyczech historyassassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)lidice massacre
Key Collaborators
Jiří Sequens Director Rudolf Milič Director of Photography Jan Chaloupek Editor Miloš Vacek Original Music Composer Miloslav Fábera Screenplay Kamil Pixa Screenplay Jiří Sequens Screenplay Miloslav Fábera Story Kamil Pixa Story Jiří Sequens Story Karel Lier Production Design Libuše Hozová Costume Design
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