Film
Assassination
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Radoslav BrzobohatýAdolf Opálka alias nadporučík Král
- Rudolf JelínekJan Kubiš alias rotmistr Strnad
- Ladislav MrkvičkaJosef Gabčík alias rotmistr Vyskočil
- Luděk Munzarnadporučík Sedlák
- Josef Vinklářadmirál Canaris
- Siegfried LoydaReinhard Heydrich
- Harry Studtadmirál Canaris
- Wolf Goette
