Based on the extraordinary true story of a ruthless man , of how the architect of the Holocaust was assassinated , and , finally , those who dared bring him down. As the Allied Military Intelligence decided a risked challenge , being proceeded by valiant soldiers with the mission to assassinate Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich . Based on facts about life of the most heinous General of III Reich : Reinhard Heydrich (Jason Clarke) , his wife Lina Von Osten (Rosamund Pike) and the subsiguient operation carried out in Prague on 27 May 1942 after having been prepared by the British Special Operations Executive. Film based on the true story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich , Bohemia and Moravia's Reich-Protector , mostly set in Prague and was adapted from a book written by Laurent Binet . During World War 2 , in 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich (he was 38 when he was shot) is appointed by Hitler to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia , he is known as "The Butcher of Prague". As a squad of Czech expatriates formed by brave soldiers : Jan Kubis (Jack O'Connell) , Jozef Gabcík (Jack Reynor) , among others, are parachuted into Czechoslovakia in order to assassinate the German governor Reinhard Heydrich . The group is assigned a dangerous assignment called Operation Anthropoid ; it was designed by the Allies to eliminate a high-ranking Nazi (it is believed that Admiral Canaris passed crucial information to Allies for organizing the attack) . They are helped by partisans as Anna (Mia Wasikowska) , Janák , Pyotr , among others .
This interesting film with nice acting is justly divided in two parts : the first deals with a Heydrich's mini-biography , from his starts as a disgraced officer of the German Navy dismissed for indecent behavior, the ambitious Reinhard Heydrich who crosses paths with the zealous member of the Nazi Party and his future wife , Lina, sees himself rising through the ranks as Chief of the Main Security Office of the Reich. Along the way the German Fascists expand their borders , scorching Europe from end to end. The second part is set in 1942 : The Third Reich is at its peak and it concerns the Czech resistance in London decides to plan the most ambitious military operation of WWII : Anthropoid . Two young recruits in their late twenties, Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis, are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader - Reich-protector Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the SS, the Gestapo, and the architect of the "Final Solution". It is based on the novel Laurent Binet and script from David Farr and Cedric Jimenez himself . Based on a true story , there are various films telling the same story of Operation Anthropoid, It was formerly adapted by Fritz Lang, in 1943 'Hangmen Also Die' , Hitler's Madman (1943) and Atentat (1964) , Operation Daybreak by Lewis Gilbert and Operación Anthropoid (2016) , starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, and which was released late summer 2016 .It explores the preparations, execution, and aftermath of this operation and the bloody revenge on the Lidice village . This film shows the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it . This movie was one of the few productions who took the time and the effort of carrying out a nice setting and since the film was set in the Czech republic, the filmmakers made use of Czech army equipment . One of the best things about this interesting film results to be its excellent recreation , shot in Budapest and Prague and authentic scenarios, we have the full details of the events, the arrival of the command, the plan of attack, the realization of it, the Nazis retaliated with physical elimination of Lidice, and as they surrounded the Church of St. Cyril by the treachery of one of the components of the command . The picture contains an intriguing and appropriate original music by Guillaume Roussel . Furthermore, a functional and atmospheric Cinematography by director of photography Laurent Tanguy . The motion picture was professionally directed by Cedric Jimenez .
The picture is well based on historical events , these are the following ones : On 27 May 1942, Heydrich proceeded on his daily commute from his home to Prague Castle. Gabcik and Kubi waited at the tram stop at a tight curve . The spot was chosen because the curve would force the car to slow down . As Heydrich's open-topped Mercedes-Benz reached the curve, Gabcik stepped in front of the vehicle, trying to open fire, but his Sten gun jammed. Heydrich ordered his driver, SS-Oberscharfuhrer Klein, to stop the car. When Heydrich stood up to try to shoot Gabcik, Kubi threw a modified anti-tank grenade at the vehicle, and its fragments ripped through the car's right-rear fender, embedding shrapnel and fibres from the upholstery into Heydrich's body, even though the grenade failed to enter the car . The assailants initially hid with two Prague families and later took refuge in an Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague. The Germans were unable to locate the attackers until Karel Curda of the "Out Distance" sabotage group was arrested by the Gestapo and gave the names of the team's local contacts for a bounty .The assassination of Heydrich was one of the most significant moments in the history of the resistance in Czechoslovakia and is considered to be the strongest act of defiance throughout occupied Europe. The act had such an impact that it led to the immediate dissolution of the Munich Agreement as signed by Great Britain and France, as well as Germany's ally Italy. Britain and France agreed that after the Nazis were defeated the annexed territory (Sudetenland) would be restored to Czechoslovakia. As Heydrich was one of the most important Nazi leaders, two large funeral ceremonies were conducted. The first one was in Prague, where the way to Prague Castle was lined by thousands of SS men with torches. The second was in Berlin attended by all leading Nazi figures, including Hitler, who placed the German Order and Blood Order medals on the funeral pillow. The betrayer Karel Curda, after attempting suicide, was hanged in 1947 for high treason .
This interesting film with nice acting is justly divided in two parts : the first deals with a Heydrich's mini-biography , from his starts as a disgraced officer of the German Navy dismissed for indecent behavior, the ambitious Reinhard Heydrich who crosses paths with the zealous member of the Nazi Party and his future wife , Lina, sees himself rising through the ranks as Chief of the Main Security Office of the Reich. Along the way the German Fascists expand their borders , scorching Europe from end to end. The second part is set in 1942 : The Third Reich is at its peak and it concerns the Czech resistance in London decides to plan the most ambitious military operation of WWII : Anthropoid . Two young recruits in their late twenties, Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis, are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader - Reich-protector Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the SS, the Gestapo, and the architect of the "Final Solution". It is based on the novel Laurent Binet and script from David Farr and Cedric Jimenez himself . Based on a true story , there are various films telling the same story of Operation Anthropoid, It was formerly adapted by Fritz Lang, in 1943 'Hangmen Also Die' , Hitler's Madman (1943) and Atentat (1964) , Operation Daybreak by Lewis Gilbert and Operación Anthropoid (2016) , starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, and which was released late summer 2016 .It explores the preparations, execution, and aftermath of this operation and the bloody revenge on the Lidice village . This film shows the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it . This movie was one of the few productions who took the time and the effort of carrying out a nice setting and since the film was set in the Czech republic, the filmmakers made use of Czech army equipment . One of the best things about this interesting film results to be its excellent recreation , shot in Budapest and Prague and authentic scenarios, we have the full details of the events, the arrival of the command, the plan of attack, the realization of it, the Nazis retaliated with physical elimination of Lidice, and as they surrounded the Church of St. Cyril by the treachery of one of the components of the command . The picture contains an intriguing and appropriate original music by Guillaume Roussel . Furthermore, a functional and atmospheric Cinematography by director of photography Laurent Tanguy . The motion picture was professionally directed by Cedric Jimenez .
The picture is well based on historical events , these are the following ones : On 27 May 1942, Heydrich proceeded on his daily commute from his home to Prague Castle. Gabcik and Kubi waited at the tram stop at a tight curve . The spot was chosen because the curve would force the car to slow down . As Heydrich's open-topped Mercedes-Benz reached the curve, Gabcik stepped in front of the vehicle, trying to open fire, but his Sten gun jammed. Heydrich ordered his driver, SS-Oberscharfuhrer Klein, to stop the car. When Heydrich stood up to try to shoot Gabcik, Kubi threw a modified anti-tank grenade at the vehicle, and its fragments ripped through the car's right-rear fender, embedding shrapnel and fibres from the upholstery into Heydrich's body, even though the grenade failed to enter the car . The assailants initially hid with two Prague families and later took refuge in an Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague. The Germans were unable to locate the attackers until Karel Curda of the "Out Distance" sabotage group was arrested by the Gestapo and gave the names of the team's local contacts for a bounty .The assassination of Heydrich was one of the most significant moments in the history of the resistance in Czechoslovakia and is considered to be the strongest act of defiance throughout occupied Europe. The act had such an impact that it led to the immediate dissolution of the Munich Agreement as signed by Great Britain and France, as well as Germany's ally Italy. Britain and France agreed that after the Nazis were defeated the annexed territory (Sudetenland) would be restored to Czechoslovakia. As Heydrich was one of the most important Nazi leaders, two large funeral ceremonies were conducted. The first one was in Prague, where the way to Prague Castle was lined by thousands of SS men with torches. The second was in Berlin attended by all leading Nazi figures, including Hitler, who placed the German Order and Blood Order medals on the funeral pillow. The betrayer Karel Curda, after attempting suicide, was hanged in 1947 for high treason .