Assassination
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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.
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Cast
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Radoslav Brzobohatý
Adolf Opálka alias nadporučík Král
Known for
The Ear
Rudolf Jelínek
Jan Kubiš alias rotmistr Strnad
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Ladislav Mrkvička
Josef Gabčík alias rotmistr Vyskočil
Also in
A Prague Underworld
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Luděk Munzar
nadporučík Sedlák
Also in
The Joke
Carriage to Vienna
Josef Vinklář
admirál Canaris
Known for
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Siegfried Loyda
Reinhard Heydrich
Also in
The Invisible Visor
Frozen Flashes
Harry Studt
admirál Canaris
Also in
Marketa Lazarová
Lutt Matten and the White Seashell
Wolf Goette
Also in
Johann Sebastian Bach
Für Mord kein Beweis
Gerhard Rachold
Also in
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
The Sons of Great Bear
Harald Halgardt
Also in
Sunday Drivers
Loggerheads – Björn und die wilden Wikinger
Jiří Kodet
rotmistr Toušek zvaný Jožka
Known for
Cosy Dens
Morgiana
Vlastimil Čaněk
Known for
Cadaver
Jiří Sequens Director · Kamil Pixa Screenplay Miloslav Fábera Screenplay
First release August 20, 1965 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Languages Czech, English
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Atentát
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · English
Release dates
XC · August 20, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
May 26, 2022 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
Germany
September 17, 1965 · Theatrical · DDR
October 21, 1966 · Theatrical · BRD
Russia
March 14, 1966 · Theatrical
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