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Operation: Daybreak
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Operation: Daybreak

1975-11-01 · 118 min · ★ 6.9

Action · War

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

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Directors
Lewis Gilbert
Production companies
Vista, Howard R. Schuster, American Allied Pictures, Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Timothy BottomsTimothy BottomsJan Kubis
Martin ShawMartin ShawKarel Curda
Joss AcklandJoss AcklandJanák
Nicola PagettNicola PagettAnna
Anthony AndrewsAnthony AndrewsJozef Gabcík
Anton DiffringAnton DiffringReinhard Heydrich
Carl DueringCarl DueringKarl Frank
Cyril ShapsCyril ShapsFather Petrek
Nigel StockNigel StockGeneral
Diana CouplandDiana CouplandAunt Marie
Ronald RaddRonald RaddCarl, Aunt Marie's Husband
Kim FortuneAtá
Ray SmithRay SmithHájek
George SewellGeorge SewellHeinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
Kika MarkhamKika MarkhamCurda's Wife
Frank GatliffFrank GatliffSurgeon
Aubrey WoodsAubrey WoodsServant
Reinhard KolldehoffReinhard KolldehoffFleischer, Gestapo
Philip MadocPhilip MadocHeydrich's interpreter
Vernon DobtcheffVernon DobtcheffPyotr

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