Operation: Daybreak
7.0
“It was a hit and run operation with no place to run.”
Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.
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Cast
32 people
Timothy Bottoms
Jan Kubis
Known for
The Last Picture Show
The Girl Next Door
Martin Shaw
Karel Curda
Known for
6 Days
Inspector George Gently
Joss Ackland
Janák
Known for
Lethal Weapon 2
The Mighty Ducks
Nicola Pagett
Anna
Known for
There's a Girl in My Soup
An Awfully Big Adventure
Anthony Andrews
Jozef Gabcík
Known for
The English Game
Brideshead Revisited
Anton Diffring
Reinhard Heydrich
Known for
Fahrenheit 451
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Carl Duering
Karl Frank
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Possession
Cyril Shaps
Father Petrek
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Bourne Identity
Nigel Stock
General
Known for
The Great Escape
The Lion in Winter
Diana Coupland
Aunt Marie
Also in
Bless This House
Bless This House
Ronald Radd
Carl, Aunt Marie's Husband
Known for
The Offence
The Kremlin Letter
Kim Fortune
Atá
Known for
Educating Rita
Lewis Gilbert Director · Ronald Harwood Screenplay David Hentschel Composer
United States release November 1, 1975 · Produced in Belgium, XC, United States, Czechia · Languages English, German
Production
Vista
Production
Howard R. Schuster
Production
American Allied Pictures
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
Ceskoslovenský Filmexport
Production
Belgium · XC · United States · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · November 1, 1975
Limited theatrical · Baltimore, Maryland
Denmark
September 30, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
April 2, 1976 · Theatrical
France
July 7, 1976 · Theatrical
Germany
March 27, 1996 · TV
Japan
June 5, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 26, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 19, 1977 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 3, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 5, 1976 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 29, 1976 · Theatrical
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