Assassination

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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.

Original Title

Atentát

Release Date

1965-08-20

Year

1965

Duration

1h 44m

Status

Released

Score

7.40

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Cast

Radoslav Brzobohatý

Radoslav Brzobohatý

1st Lt. Král

Rudolf Jelínek

Rudolf Jelínek

Ladislav Mrkvička

Ladislav Mrkvička

Luděk Munzar

Luděk Munzar

1st Lt . Sedlák

Josef Vinklář

Josef Vinklář

Siegfried Loyda

Siegfried Loyda

Harry Studt

Harry Studt

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Wolf Goette

Gerhard Rachold

Gerhard Rachold

Harald Halgardt

Harald Halgardt