Operation: Daybreak (1975)
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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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... Jan Kubis
... Karel Curda
... Janák
... Anna
... Jozef Gabcík
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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.
Director:
Writer:
Ronald Harwood (Screenplay)
Release Date:
1975-11-01
Run Time:
118 min
MMPA Rating:
PG
Reviews of
Operation: Daybreak
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.
Cast & Crew of
Operation: Daybreak
Cast
... Jan Kubis
... Karel Curda
... Janák
... Anna
... Jozef Gabcík
... Reinhard Heydrich
... Karl Frank
... Father Petrek
... General
... Aunt Marie
... Carl, Aunt Marie's Husband
... Atá
... Hájek
... Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
... Curda's Wife
... Surgeon
... Servant
... Fleischer, Gestapo
... Heydrich's interpreter
... Pyotr
...
... Adolf Opálka
...
...
... Josef Bublík
... Czech Resistance Member
... Jindriska (uncredited)
... Man at Quarry (uncredited)
... Kubelwagen Driver (uncredited)
... Doctor (Sonja's Father) (uncredited)
... (uncredited)
Crew
... Director
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Editor
... Associate Producer
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