Operation Daybreak :: Ambush scene
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- Ambush scene of Operation Daybreak.
'Operation Daybreak' is a 1975 World War II film based on the true story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.
In London, the Czechoslovak government in exile (Prozatímní státní zřízení) was plotting to assassinate Heydrich. Two men specially trained by the British SOE or Special Operations Executive, Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík, were chosen for the operation. After receiving training from the British, they returned by parachute in December, dropped from a Halifax of 138 Squadron RAF.
On 27 May 1942, Heydrich was scheduled to attend a meeting with Hitler in Berlin. Heydrich would have to pass a section where the Dresden-Prague road merged with a road leading to the Troja Bridge. That intersection was a perfect spot for the attack because Heydrich's car would have to slow down to make a hairpin turn. The attack was, therefore, scheduled for 27 May. On that date, Heydrich was ambushed while he rode in his open car in the Prague suburb of Kobylisy. As the car slowed to take the hairpin bend in the road, Gabčík took aim with a Sten sub-machine gun, but it failed to fire. At that very moment, instead of ordering his driver to speed away, Heydrich called his car to a halt in an attempt to take on the two attackers. Kubiš then immediately threw a bomb (a converted anti-tank mine) at the rear of the car. The explosion wounded Heydrich and also Kubiš himself.
It is alleged that when the smoke cleared, Heydrich emerged from the wreckage with his gun still in his hand and he gave chase after Kubiš and tried to return fire. At least one account states that his pistol was not loaded. He ran for half a block, became weak from shock, and sent his driver, Klein, on foot to chase Gabčík. In the ensuing firefight, Gabčík shot Klein in the leg and escaped. Heydrich appeared not to be seriously injured.
One version suggests that a Czech woman went to Heydrich's aid and flagged down a truck delivering floor polish. First, Heydrich was placed in the back seat, but after complaining that the movement of the truck was causing him pain, he was placed in the back of the truck, lying on his stomach, and he was taken to Bulovka hospital. He had suffered a severe injury to the left side of his body with major damage to his diaphragm, spleen, and lung, as well as a broken rib. The doctors immediately performed an operation and, despite a slight fever, his recovery appeared to progress quite well. On 2 June, during a visit with Himmler, Heydrich reconciled himself with his fate by reciting a part of one of his father's operas:
"The world is just a barrel-organ which the Lord God turns Himself. We all have to dance to the tune which is already on the drum."[9]
After Himmler's visit, Heydrich slipped into a coma and never regained consciousness. He is said to have died at 4:30am on 4 June at the age of 38. The autopsy states that he died of septicemia. Of peculiar note, Heydrich's facial expression as he passed from the earth (his "death mask") betrayed an "uncanny spirituality and entirely perverted beauty, like a renaissance Cardinal," according to Dr. Bernhard Wehner, a police official who investigated the assassination. (The Order of the Death's Head, Hohne, p. 495')
Hitler was enraged that his "protector" of Czechoslovakia had been assassinated. He ordered a quick investigation into who was responsible. Intelligence linked the assassins to the town of Lidice, Czechoslovakia. In retaliation, Hitler ordered a series of deportations in Lidice. Children who had blond hair and blue eyes were separated from their families and "adopted" by German families. In fact, the assassins had nothing to do with Lidice.
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One of the greatest war films ever. I watched it when I was 12 and I could still remember most of the scenes. It made such an impact on me!!
Assisti quando tinha dez anos, as cenas do filme me impactam até hoje!
Un trou dans la chemise ..résistant ? ? ou planqué ? ?
I have watched hundreds of movies made between 1970 and 2000.This is one of the greatest films.A must watch.
This film never fails. I’ve seen it repeatedly and the level of emotion I feel never alters. These men were true heroes, as were all the men, women and children who assisted them. I’m in awe of the level of courage they had, and we all owe our freedom to people like these.
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total crap - Heydrich shoot nearest assassin whos STEN malfunctioned (unfortunately he missed), ordered car to stop and chased the attackers until one homemade grenade splinter hit him. He was a very brave and cold-blooded fighter. Heydrich's driver was also wounded by one of assassins, who got lucky by shooting on run. Two surviving assassins committed suicide, when SS troops surrounded them later.
I saw this movie and also the other movie called day of the jackal. These are incredible. My father had such a great taste for movies
@@marttoom5903 are you a ? nazi
@@drejtoman2974 no. Are you?
"Operation Daybreak", is a great film, made in 1975 and directed by Lewis Gilbert who is renowned for directing character dramas such as "Alfie" and "Educating Rita" but he also directed some Bond films, "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker", and here he makes a great job of telling the true story of the mission to assassinate "the butcher of prague", evil Nazi, Reinhard Heydrich. I'd recommend watching the whole movie, its almost like watching a semi documentary with incredible realism, it is similar in style to another great movie called "The Day of The Jackal", also from the 1970s. Location filming in Prague is extensive which adds to the authenticity of the movie,.. I'd highly recommend it.
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The 1970 "The Day of The Jackal" is an awesome movie. Your comment here was excellent.
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I watched in 80s… when I was just 10 years old…still fresh in my mind..I could feel the coldness of the place , the suspense of the plot..
This is not the true story of what happened. Furthermore, being the director of Moon Raker explains much. Most fans rate this Bond movie as terrible. Still better than last three Daniel Craig train wrecks.
I've seen this movie in 1976 when I was still in high school and it remains as one of the most suspenseful WW2 film I've ever seen.
Ricardo Agila could you please tell me the name of this movie?
Thank you :)
SONU KUMAR operation day break I quess. But best is Atentát.
Absolutely agree. I watch it every time it's on TV. When I visited Prague the church and crypt was the first thing I went to see
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I saw it in my college dorm TV room in 78, just before midnight. I stayed through the whole thing, absorbed.
Can you imagine your nerves waiting for that car. Hitler had told Heydrich not to go about without an armed escort but he ignored this advice.
and he was late .... I'm nervous when my bus is late
His arrogance was his undoing. He thought the Czech's wouldn't try anything on him.
And while publicly Hitler went through the proper mourning protocols for Heydrich privately he was absolutely furious with Heydrich for his unecessary and foolish risk-taking. As Hitler put it:
"What was he thinking? It's the opportunity that makes the thief!"
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@@wayneantoniazzi2706In reality, there were not many tears shed for Heydrich in Berlin. Heydrich allegedly had files with dirt on everyone and was passionately hated by top echelons of nazi hyeratchy because of that. I do find the theory
that he was finished off by Germans themselves as quite plausible.
I've seen this film over 10 times ( I've made a tradition of watching it every Christmas since I first saw it when I was about 19 years old) and the tension in this scene has never faded for me, nor the emotion that the music stirs and invokes , nor my admiration for the actual historical characters of the resistance fighters. If I become a father one day I want to watch the film with my kid to show them what true honour , heroism and self sacrifice consistutes. The remake with Cillian Murphy despite being well intentioned just does not compare to the power of this film.
Saw this move at least 20 times since 1975
You think this is tension you need to see the new movie operation anthropoid.
Have you ever seen Czech movie ATENTAT ( 1964) ?
@@ssherrierableI have and the original is better
Possibly one of the BEST films about WWII. According to Boardroom Magazine 1985. Fantastic and a true story. Directed by Britain’s best ever director.
David Lean
Carol Reed...
One on my all time favourite films. I have it on DVD and watch it quite often. Can never get tired of watching this Film
As a Czech-American, son of a bilingual/bi-cultural Czech father, this story makes me proud of the contribution that are ancestral people did for the war effort. Thanks for posting this video.
T.V. Weber you must be a Zionist liar
As Czech citizens they fled their homeland and ended up in Britain. They volunteered or were recruited into the S.O.E (special operations executive) and trained for this particular mission .Although the mission itself was a success the retribution on the population was dire .
@@mrsoliton Not exactly a city but two villages of several hundred people. Not that it makes it any less terrible.
@@mrsoliton As opposed to doing nothing?
@@abcdefghijklmnop1488 @tony montana is a nazi so obviously he's not a fan of this.
Operation Daybreak 1975 is one of the best movies of all time and one of the most underrated as well.A movie you will never get tired of watching
UA-cam allows you to watch a mass murderer get taken down in a loop.
One of the best WW2 movies.
The story is also true. Sadly underrated. Some emotionally charged scenes including the unforgettable final one.
This was a sad, but excellent movie. The Heroics of all involved, especially these 2 men will never be forgotten.
The ending of the 1975 original is one of the most touching scenes in Cinema history.
Yes i 100% agree. I remember watching it as a boy and being in tears at the end. It always stayed with me. So much so that i went to the same church in Prauge only 2 years ago to see for myself. The crypt is a small museum. Unfortunately giot the wrong day and couldn't go in. Maybe next time
@@scousemouse69 I did not know that the church and the crypt still exists. Yes. A very emotional ending. I watch the final scene on UA-cam often.
I never get tired of watching it.
Are you aware that actually there were 4 survivors and two and two shot themselves ? It is in the book titled " 7 men at Daybreak "
@Anthony Sawyer Thanks.I wish I could have visited. Good that the church is preserved like that.
@@ranilpeiris1929 I think the bullet marks are still on the outside of the church.
@@John-ob7dh Really ? They should keep it like that
Love the music in this scene.
I heard from a Marine to never initiate an ambush with an open bolt weapon. This was a great example of that.
Fantastic war film up there with the best-and the theme music is brilliant!
thanks for posting..hard film to find ..one of my favs
Me and my wife visited Prague earlier last year. One of the places i wanted to visit was the church of St Cyril, where these brave men were hidden after the assassination of heidrich it truly gave me goosebumps to see where these men spent their last days to give us the freedoms that we have today
My father's favourite scene..... He used to tell me about this scene when I was kid.. 😘
Very impressive and unforgettable movie! Thanks a lot 4 the clips! I have enjoyed'em all! Perfect!!!
One of the best soundtracks ever, impossible to find.
Well music like that are in almost all Czechoslovak movies before Velvet Revolution and before Split to czech republic and slovak republic
Google David Hentschal or Hentchal Daybreak synth music and you should be able to find it and download it .
Cheers .
@@martinvyslouzil2163 Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/jylVzNRWa6I/v-deo.html
a 38 year old man played by a 60 years old actor, great cinema..
You have to admit he was one old ugly looking 38 year old though.
In 1982 this movie was played in our school auditorium in Bombay, India. Loved the movie and the background music.
Great Background music and suitable to this tense situation
Saw this film on channel 5 yesterday ,ive seen it many times and its still a very good war film
Im really pleased that its finally getting the acknowledgment it deserves.
I also used to love Anthony Andrews i can still remember him in Danger UXB another good war story
im 43 now since im on my teenage years i love to watch a classic movie like this...specially a bsae on a true story...
How that ambush went down in real life is very interesting. Pretty much everything went as planned except the gun jammed. They had a back up with the grenade, but it didn't kill him straight away. Also, the assassins escaped despite the botched operation. Yet in the end, the target did actually die...slowly, which was deserving. And the assassins end up getting caught and killed too. Additionally, many more innocents were slain as a result of this attack, yet it probably saved more lives in the end as it took out a key military figure of the Nazi regime who surely wouldve continued to cause massive human destruction. Ironic, fitting, poetic, and crazy all at the same time.
Heydrich getting assassinated doubtfully had any lull in the Holocaust. His framework was already in place by then. Killing him was a great blow to the Nazi superstructure. But I don't know how many more would've died had he not at that time. It begs interesting questions though.
@@BurntPlaydoh we are not in disagreement. I suppose the most logical analysis would to read into the mass murder per Capita to area occupied before and after his death. Of course in the interim more people were murdered regionally as reprisal for the assassination.
Unfortunately Heydrich’s death did nothing to stop the Holocaust.
All true. Had Heydrich lived another 2 years, I doubt there'll be any survivors of Jewish descent. He was that deadly!
Wasnt he killed by the horse hair stuffing the seat that penetrated his body body when grenade exploded
They were heroes, and they paid a terrible price for their heroism, as did the people of Prague.
I hope they are remembered in that country.
The people of Lidice really paid the price! All men were killed, and the women an children sent to concentration camps!
Most countries occupied by the Nazi's do remember, even though sadly the people who lived through those dark days are dwindling in numbers now.
Also the people of Lidice.
From the childhood I am grateful for the opportunity to see the war movies. Still now whenever I have time I use to see them. One of them is this.
I turned 20 in 1975. I was a Marine Corporal when I saw this. Great movie
20 myself in 75🎉
The background music, man! The background music. It heightened the tension of the entire scene!
Saw this movie in December of 1978 in Bangalore (Galaxy theater) and on the same day I saw India vs West Indies 2nd test match live at KSCA. Now I own a DVD of this movie.
This was the best film about the assassination of Heydrich ever made. It so well captured the moral dilemma of killing Heydrich while knowing the reprisals it would bring. Even counting on those reprisals. I wonder how this mission is viewed by the people of the Czech Republic.
I think the Czech 2016 movie Anthropoid is much better, it's time to watch it!
@@sinuhe0171 it was so
He took the exact same route to work each day in an unarmored and recognizable vehicle.
His evilness was only matched by his arrogance, both common traits of hardcore Nazis like Heydrich.
I just love how that music just keeps building and building, like things are about to blow up in a big way. I will have to see this whole movie in full sometime, I love wartime history.
Anton Diffring was such a good actor and extremely handsome too.
Anton D was a great character actor, witness Fahrenheit 451. Steve
At first I thought I could add him to my list of US/UK actors who'd worn German uniforms in movies and shows.
I realized when he delivered his lines that they actually got a German-speaker for the role.
Btw, that list is actually quite extensive.
@@shelbynamels973 Anton Diffring was German, he was born in Koblenz Germany, his first language was German and he studied acting in Berlin and Vienna Austria. As WW2 broke out he fled Germany for several reasons, one; he was Jewish, and he was also known to be Gay so either of those things would get you persecuted and murdered in Nazi Germany. There is a certain irony that a Jewish man should make a career from portraying nasty nazis on screen but then he was an actor who wanted to show how despicable the Nazis were, in real life he was a very charming and sweet man, nothing like the evil Nazis he portrayed, I met him once in a professional capacity back in the late 70s.
@@stevelofts8135 yep, Where Eagles Dare, Heroes Of Telemark, The Blue Max, and many others, he is best know for playing nasty Nazi officers in WW2 movies, ironically he was a German Jew who fled Germany as war broke out.
@@christoph404 Wolfgang Preiss also made a long career out of playing German Officers.
Today that honor belongs to Thomas Kretschmann the quintessential German Officer in movies.
Diffring, who played Heydrich in this excellent movie was born as Alfred Pollack in Koblenz.
His father Solomon Pollack was a Jewish shop-owner who managed to avoid
internment by the Nazi authorities and survived the war. His mother
Bertha Diffring was Christian. He studied acting in Berlin and Vienna but there is conjecture about when he left Germany prior to World War II. The audio commentary for the Doctor Who series Silver Nemesis mentions that he left Germany in 1936, to escape persecution due to his homosexuality. He was 1.8 m tall, Six feet.
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Oh yes, he was the perfect German stereotype wasn't he? He seemed to have been around forever.
Well I can't say I'm optimistic about the score being re-released but if it ever does, I'm certainly in agreement with you on that. We can always hope!
Well, this took some time, but does this count - ua-cam.com/video/k-UNhNzfM9g/v-deo.html ? I havent watched the movie myself so I do not know how this holds up...
Heidrich is played by a great German actor, Anton Diffring who made a career out of playing German officers.
like Thomas Kretchmann
Where Eagle's Dare!
I remember him from Fahrenheit 451.
It’s quite ironic as Diffring himself had to flee nazi Germany due to him being gay. Admittedly though, he’s definitely got that German “look” to him.
I remember him in some of the early Frances Durbridge plays and serialised dramas in the mid 1950’s. Great actor.
Every time I watch this scene I think " Will the gun jam? Yes? No? and as soon as he squeezes the trigger my heart sinks.
In a parallel universe , the gun dors not jam .
Plutarch , the first models were. They managed to make improvements on the succeeding models.
Plutarch yeah right.
Because it jammed OperationFoxley19441?
It's a sten, I would have been astonished if the piece of shit didn't have a stoppage.
It's one of my most favourite British made World War 2 movies.
I musta seen this film a dozen times.Great acting from all.
At the beginning of this video the music is fantastic when he drives ahead of his escort by the way Heydrich was played by actor Anton Differing he is blonde and a real German in real life but never lived in Germany during WWII but can speak the German language perfectly a great man and actor. He also starred in Where Eagles Dare and many other WWII movies. If you look at his cars registration plate it says SS - 3 which means he is third to Adolf Hitler
Diffring was a great actor indeed.
Music for this film is composed by David Hentschel my tutor.
Jack Green The music is truly beautiful.
uooww,,very young
Ms eldee
Yeah, but the sound editor ought to be slapped in the face.
Good appropriate music
So did the original composer lose the soundtrack?
Before Adolf Opalka left England to go out to his homeland he said he was longing for home. He said "Parts of me are all over the world". In England little was left of me, maybe more in Scotland (My Homeland where many of these young men did their training) 27 years of life behind me.They were all young men who went together on that journey to assassinate Heydrich and never came back. Where did they get all that courage from. Takes my breath away.
+Ms eldee Amen.
these guys give no shit to evil power. brave young men, they're my heroes. hope to visit the shrine one day.
Another great performance from a fine actor, Anton Diffring. Respect!
excellent film, I have enjoyed this film so many times, and one of my favorite collection I have in classic range with me.
One of the best feature films ever produced.
The driver should of kept going instead of standing there looking at the suspect struggling with the jammed sten.
I spent several days on Prague following the sites of this event. The site is now a dual carriageway, but the underpass and monument are emotional
I know this isn't a 100% accurate depiction of the assassination (although still accurate overall), but IMO this is the best depiction of the assassination from a cinematic standpoint, more flair and more buildup and suspense and tension. Other depictions in Anthropoid and The Man With the Iron Heart, while more technically accurate in some small details, feel flat and perfunctory. Also has the best depiction of the final battle in the church, IMO.
I totally agree, this was always the best depiction for me too. Anthropoid is too much like Hollywood, the assassination scene feels like a wild west shootout.
I think that in the real assassination Heydrich was in the back seat of the car
@@nacho3mdp793 Yes it is true. Also in the real assassination- a tram was passing by the Heydrich car during the explosion (similar as Anthropoid movie) The pressure wave blew out the windows of the tram. My grandma knew a lady who sat on that tram. They both lived in the same block in Prague-Liben. She was cut by that glass. All passengers from the tram then had to be interrogated by the Gestapo. After the assassination, there was many night searches of apartments in a nearby neighborhood but also in many other districts in Prague. It must have been terrible when the Gestapo rang at night.. with dogs and they searched the whole apartment...
Interesting comment. Anthropoid is a good movie I think, but this movie is superior because of the look of Prague. The Man with the Iron Heart I thought was very weak. The best film is without a doubt the Czech version called Atentat from 1964
Watch this movie when I was about 8 or 9 years and the last scene was always stuck in my heart, now I'm 24.
The hay stuffing from the seat caused sepsis that killed Heydrich ....
One of the few successful assassinations of a top Na-zi official in WW2 .
Saw this movie in the theatre with my dad when I was 12.
@CrzayMazy He was using a British-supplied Sten gun. These were notorious for jamming, but were cheap to mass-produce and widely distributed to the European Resistance. The gun jammed. The scene is pretty accurate to history.
REAL BRAVE MEN HEROS IN MY EYES.
Heydrich chased one of his attackers, unlike here - the actual account of what happened suggests they could have enhanced this by following true events: "Heydrich and Klein leapt out of the shattered Mercedes with drawn pistols; Klein ran towards Kubiš, who had staggered against the railings, while Heydrich went to Gabčík, who stood paralyzed holding the Sten. As Klein came towards him, Kubiš recovered, jumped on his bicycle and pedalled away, scattering passengers spilling from the tram by firing in the air with his Colt M1903 pistol. Klein tried to shoot at him, but dazed by the explosion, pressed the magazine release catch and the gun jammed. A staggering Heydrich came towards Gabčík, who dropped his Sten and tried to reach his bicycle, but he was forced to abandon this attempt and took cover behind a telegraph pole, firing at Heydrich with his pistol. Heydrich returned fire and ducked behind the stalled tram. Suddenly, Heydrich doubled over and staggered to the side of the road in pain. He then collapsed against the railings, holding himself up with one hand. As Gabčík took the opportunity to run, Klein returned from his fruitless chase of Kubiš to help his wounded superior.
Heydrich, his face pale and contorted in pain, pointed toward the fleeing Slovak, saying, "Get that bastard!". As Klein gave pursuit, Heydrich stumbled along the pavement before collapsing against the bonnet of his wrecked car. Gabčík fled into a butcher shop, where the owner, a man named Brauer, who was a Nazi sympathizer and had a brother who worked for the Gestapo, ignored Gabčík's request for help. He ran out to the street and attracted Klein's attention by shouting and pointing inside the shop." So, it's not clear to me why they massively simplified what could have been a very dramatic, and fully accurate, account of events.
Evidence how stupid the narrative is !
@@bubiruski8067 I think this scene would have actually been more dramatic if Heydrich had chased them, so I don't really understand why they did it differently.
@@Wally-H Very true !
Saw this with my dad in 1976. I fell inloved with Jindriska, the little girl...I was 7 years of age.
One of my top 10 movies of all time. The movie Anthropoid is good too, but this one got my heart.
The music is part of a soundtrack composed specifically for the movie by David Hentschel. From what little I've been able to find out, its not available due to the master copies being beyond restortion to releasing it on CD. Most certainly I'd be interested in getting it myself if it was! Yes, very thought provoking/suspence-building music.
How is it thought provoking? Do you think raising an alberti style figure by a semitone is suspenseful?
One of the best movie scenes ever. I could watch it time and time again.
What was good about it ?
Love how the tension was built :)
Lol
Maurice Marian: The smooth purr of the car.
lol, no
Simplicity is always evergreen
These movie leads and aces all, the music the actors and script were well placed, one of my favorite movies and will until my last breath...
I was in Prague in 2012 and visited the church they fought their last stand in. Surreal to see in person...
I read that it was the stuffing from the upholstery that caused the fatal infection.
I must have watched this film at least 6 times.Great acting by all.
The German officer is played by Anton Diffring. He was a German actor who appeared in many war films. Although born in Germany he hated the nazis and moved to Britain. Another German actor who hated the nazis was Conrad Veidt who played Major Strasser in Casablanca. Conrad was a German aristocrat and he also moved to Britain and gave much of his fortune to help the British war effort. Soon after he moved to America. He died about 2 years after making Casablanca
What is the name of this piece of music please? It's amazing!
Music composed by: David Hentschel - Movie: Operation Daybreak (1975)
Neskutečná pokora a víra těchto lidí ve své poslání.Nic jiného než obdiv,hrdost a slzy v očích.Myslím na Vás.Čest Vaší památce.....NIKDY NEZAPOMENEME.Jsme Češi a nikdy se nevzdáme...peníze a ani nic jiného jim nevzalo jejich čest a víru.Ta síla Vás neskutečně nabijí.Děkuji Vám kluci.Věrni zůstali.
If any of you are interested many of the landmarks of this film are still to be seen in Prague as well as a fitting memorial to those killed in reprisals.
Thanks God
Finally found this movie
Saw this movie in childhood had forgotten the name
Just because of the Climax scene this movie is still somewhere in mind
Searched by different names viz Final Countdown, Last countdown...
Thanks to the Uploaders...
My Dad went to Prague to see all the real locations … said it was moving, especially the Church
Absolutely brilliant film, I just got it on DVD for $10 and the quality is great! Unfortunately none of the German scenes are subtitled, which seems to be a ubiquitous issue for DVD releases of this movie.
Prague looks EXACTLY the same, it's so amazing to see it again after travelling there last year.
I love this scene
Why?
@@Ardass486 the way it was choreographed and shot. i mean 5 years back (i was13) this might have been one of my first world war 2 movies and just the way it all went down was pretty new to me. also fuck heydrich
The dude either had zero training with that open bolt SMG or the film makers failed to understand how they work.
There is actually no evidence the attack really happened the way it is shown in movies. Some historians also claim that SOE training would command to stop the car with a bomb and then finish off the crew. Fun fact: Germans sustained ZERO losses during the final standoff. They also had very limited supply of ammo.
Such a brilliant telling of amazing and true heroism. Amazing film and great soundtrack. One of my favourite films.
We all need this courage and effort
Jsem pyšný na to, že jsem Čech.
(I'm proud that I am Czech)
And so you should be my friend Czechs are great people. (from Scotland).
Remember seeing it on screen in the 70s. Trying hard to get its DVD, but in vain. One of the unforgettable war thrillers.
Its available on dvd
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@@richardwilliams5312 Thank you Mr. Williams. But I live in India and am not sure whether it will be possible for me to get it.
I have watched hundreds of movies. This is one of the top ten
Just watched this today, amazing film.
The retribution metted out by the nazis on innocents after his killing was terrifying . But his killing probably saved many lives
The retribution was insane. Begs the question if the assassination was worth it. Still glad the allies won...don't get me wrong.
The thing is, Heydrich was widely hated amongst the high-ranking Nazis, but Hitler loved him. Hitler even ordered him to stop flying on combat missions out of fear he would get killed.
Now, .. assuming this 'wild Haaalleeewood imaginations' happened the way the movie says it did, you conveniently fail to recognize that those assassins actually didn't give a shit about the eventual retribution on their own people .... well deserved that is !!
Voihan sitä haaveilla jos uni tulee paremmin.
The system he set up was already in place to kill millions. But he was one of the Nazi most capable people and the guys who replaced him weren't as talented.
Assassination from far away 75 years later seems "worth it" but I'm not in those areas where retaliation murders took place.
Soundtrack is underrated af
Oops! All the times he must have checked that gun before the ambush, and then - right when you need it - `click, click'...
It wasn't called the plumbers nightmare for nothing .
Such a great story and underrated movie.
i watched this movie way back 80s as a kid, i have been searching for this movie for ages so i can download, all to no avail.. .. nice movie indeed.
very tense film very well directed to get the atmosphere like the way it was.. cold damp and a film full of focus by both director and actors to give it the atmosphere it had
Thanks for uploading this, I saw it for the first time earlier today on UK television.
I wish you'd included more of the chase scenes immediately after she grenade throwing though, I found those particularly gripping. But thanks anyway, and I will watch this clip again and again.
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JAM... No job is perfect, One of the best part and I might start thinking life is always like this...confusion.
Saw this Movie(Z.C Philippines) when i was 10 years old in 1975 and went to the actual battle scene(2018) at Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague,Czechoslovakia
RIP : Jan Kubiš, Jozef Gabčík, Adolf Opálka, Josef Valčik, Josef Bublik, Jan Hrubý, Jaroslav Švarc
3:25 He is holding the Sten by the magazine. Anyone trained to use one would have been told that the wear from doing this repeatedly could cause it to jam. The correct position for the left hand was palm upwards, underneath the gun, cradling it.
Katabatic i read it was dirty from carying it in pieces..
Yes thats most likely why it jammed.
Maybe there was only dud round, so he could reload and shoot...
@Fire&Ice909, your sarcastic criticism is unwarranted. This event is depicted in several films and all of them feature the gun jamming. In "Anthropoid", there's even a scene early in the film where one of the women chastises the assassin for not keeping his gun clean.
In reality, Heydrich was in the back seat of the limo and he was sitting when the grenade went off, under the car, not in it.
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Always have a backup shooter- lesson learned.
This is a great film
A great film and was directed by three time Bond film director Lewis Gilbert.
So well directed... This kind of realism is simply not there any more..
Watch this as a young boy, probably about 8, watched it again the other night on fire stick absolutely brilliant.
His Commando firearms instructor would have kicked his arse for holding the magazine that way.
it always unseats the bullet and makes for misfires and jams.
this is one of the best spy movies