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Assassination

Assassination

Original Title: Atentát

19651h 44m

Status

Released

Release

1965

Runtime

1h 44m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Aug 20, 1965
Languages
Czech
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia

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