
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in the Czech Republic
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Music
Music by Miloš Vacek
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rudolf Milič
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Kamil PixaStory, Screenplay
- Jiří SequensStory, Screenplay
- Miloslav FáberaScreenplay, Story
- Original title
- Atentát
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 20, 1965
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia





































