Operation: Daybreak (1975)In 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. The terror and oppression that follow cause Allied authorities in ... See full summary » Director:Lewis Gilbert |
|
| 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Operation: Daybreak (1975)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Timothy Bottoms | ... |
Jan Kubis
|
|
| Martin Shaw | ... |
Karel Curda
|
|
| Joss Ackland | ... |
Janák
|
|
 |
Nicola Pagett | ... |
Anna
|
| Anthony Andrews | ... |
Jozef Gabcík
|
|
|
|
Anton Diffring | ... | |
|
|
Carl Duering | ... |
Karl Frank
|
|
|
Cyril Shaps | ... |
Father Petrek
|
|
|
Diana Coupland | ... |
Aunt Marie
|
|
|
Ronald Radd | ... |
Aunt Marie's Husband
|
|
|
Kim Fortune | ... |
Atá
|
|
|
Pavla Matéjuvská | ... |
Jindriska
(as Pavla Matejovská)
|
|
|
Ray Smith | ... |
Hájek
|
|
|
George Sewell | ... |
Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
|
|
|
Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... |
Fleischer, Gestapo
(as Rene Kolldehoff)
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
In 1942 Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed to become the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. 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. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
Taglines:
A hit-and-run operation with no place to run.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Release Date:
29 February 1976 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
The Price of Freedom See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Anna: I'd go out and buy a dress. A bright, red dress made of silk.
Jan Kubis: I'd see a good football match. Maybe get drunk afterwards.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Reinhard Heydrich was 38 when he was shot but Anton Diffring. was in his late fifties See more »Goofs
Just before Jozef Gabcík meets up with Jan Kubis after the parachute jump, it stops snowing for three seconds. See more »Quotes
Jan Kubis: If it was peacetime, suddenly, now...what would you do?Anna: I'd go out and buy a dress. A bright, red dress made of silk.
Jan Kubis: I'd see a good football match. Maybe get drunk afterwards.
See more »
Yes the music does date the film (were ARP synthesisers ever a good thing) but does that matter? No!!
Some poetic licence is taken with the facts (how Jan Kubis really died or the romance with Anna) but the portrayal of the occupiers, particularly Reichsprotektor Heydrich in no way understated how heinous these people were.
The depiction of siege at St Cyril's conveys a whole range of emotions as tension builds. The motivation of the resistance was unquestionably heroic at this part of the episode.
This is so much more than an action story. However the issues tend to be portrayed in a very polar black / white manner. Even Karel Chudra's motivation is shown in very clear terms (he is treated far less sympathetically in Czech history). It is unfortunate that the film did not have time to develop the political tension between London and the local resistance. How aware was London of the probability of reprisals following the assassination? Was it their intention that reprisals would do more to stir local opposition to the occupation than the assassination itself? Why did Karel Moravec later take his own life?
Overall, however, this is a film to see and for the most part it is very realistic. Visit Prague and leave the tourist traps to see St Cyril's - it looks just like the movie and is almost guaranteed to make you cry for all the victims of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.