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Operation Daybreak (also known as The Price of Freedom in the U.S. [1] and Seven Men at Daybreak during production) is a 1975 war film based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.
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Feb 29, 1976 · Operation Daybreak: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett. In 1942, Britain sends a group of British-trained Czech commandos to Prague to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi security services.
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- Drama, History, War
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1976-02-29
The operation was the only verified government-sponsored assassination of a senior Nazi leader during the war. Heydrich's death led to a wave of reprisals by SS troops, including the destruction of villages and mass killings of civilians, notably the Lidice massacre .
The terror and oppression that follow cause Allied authorities in London to authorize a secret mission to kill the man who has come to be known as "The Butcher of Prague". The film explores shows the operation leading up to Heydrich's death as well as the massive German reprisals that followed it.
- Lewis Gilbert, Ernest Day
- Timothy Bottoms
British-trained Czech partisans (Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland) come home to assassinate the Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich. Rent Operation Daybreak on Fandango at Home, Prime Video...
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- Lewis Gilbert
- PG
- Timothy Bottoms
In 1942, Britain sends a group of British-trained Czech commandos to Prague to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi security services. In 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia.
During World War 2 a squad of Czech expatriates are parachuted into Czechoslovakia in order to assassinate the German governor Reinhard Heydrich. Operation Daybreak, based on a true story,...
