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Operation: Daybreak

- 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.

Release Date : 1975-11-01

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : VistaHoward R. SchusterAmerican Allied PicturesFilmové studio Barrandov

Production Country : BelgiumCzechoslovakiaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Character Name : Jan Kubis

Original Name : Timothy Bottoms

Gender : Male

Martin Shaw

Character Name : Karel Curda

Original Name : Martin Shaw

Gender : Male

Joss Ackland

Character Name : Janák

Original Name : Joss Ackland

Gender : Male

Nicola Pagett

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Nicola Pagett

Gender : Female

Anthony Andrews

Character Name : Jozef Gabcík

Original Name : Anthony Andrews

Gender : Male

Anton Diffring

Character Name : Reinhard Heydrich

Original Name : Anton Diffring

Gender : Male

Carl Duering

Character Name : Karl Frank

Original Name : Carl Duering

Gender : Male

Cyril Shaps

Character Name : Father Petrek

Original Name : Cyril Shaps

Gender : Male

Nigel Stock

Character Name : General

Original Name : Nigel Stock

Gender : Male

Diana Coupland

Character Name : Aunt Marie

Original Name : Diana Coupland

Gender : Female

Ronald Radd

Character Name : Carl, Aunt Marie's Husband

Original Name : Ronald Radd

Gender : Male

Kim Fortune

Character Name : Atá

Original Name : Kim Fortune

Gender : Male

Ray Smith

Character Name : Hájek

Original Name : Ray Smith

Gender : Male

George Sewell

Character Name : Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator

Original Name : George Sewell

Gender : Male

Kika Markham

Character Name : Curda's Wife

Original Name : Kika Markham

Gender : Female

Frank Gatliff

Character Name : Surgeon

Original Name : Frank Gatliff

Gender : Male

Aubrey Woods

Character Name :

Original Name : Aubrey Woods

Gender : Male

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Character Name : Fleischer, Gestapo (as Rene Kolldehoff)

Original Name : Reinhard Kolldehoff

Gender : Male

Pavla Matejovska

Character Name : Jindriska (as Pavla Matejovská)

Original Name : Pavla Matejovska

Gender : Female

Philip Madoc

Character Name : Heydrich's interpreter

Original Name : Philip Madoc

Gender : Male

Vernon Dobtcheff

Character Name : Pyotr

Original Name : Vernon Dobtcheff

Gender : Male

Cyril Cross

Character Name :

Original Name : Cyril Cross

Gender : Male

Jiří Krampol

Character Name :

Original Name : Jiří Krampol

Gender : Male

Radoslav Dubanský

Character Name : (as Radoslav Dubanský)

Original Name : Radoslav Dubanský

Gender : Male

Neil McCarthy

Character Name : Man at Quarry (uncredited)

Original Name : Neil McCarthy

Gender : Male

Gertan Klauber

Character Name : Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertan Klauber

Gender : Male

William Lucas

Character Name : Doctor (Sonja's Father) (uncredited)

Original Name : William Lucas

Gender : Male

Josef Abrhám

Character Name :

Original Name : Josef Abrhám

Gender : Male

John Abineri

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : John Abineri

Gender : Male

Josef Laufer

Character Name :

Original Name : Josef Laufer

Gender : Male

Jaroslav Drbohlav

Character Name :

Original Name : Jaroslav Drbohlav

Gender : Male

Vítězslav Jandák

Character Name :

Original Name : Vítězslav Jandák

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

The plot is certainly interesting, even more for quite an important event during the WWII, but the movie doesn't really add anything to the story that cannot be read in a quick glance to the Wikipedia. The cast performs as if they would be robots, with poor dialogues, and the directing feels like if it would be done with a ruler and following a strict method. Not too bad in the latter, but it doesn't feel natural at all.