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Anthropoid

Anthropoid

Resistance has a code name

20167.12h 0m

Overview

In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

Directed by Sean Ellis
Written by Anthony Frewin, Sean Ellis
Produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Sean Ellis
Box Office0Revenue: $4.6M

Top Cast

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

Jan Kubiš

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Josef Gabčík

Charlotte Le Bon

Charlotte Le Bon

Marie Kovárníková

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Lenka Fafková

Harry Lloyd

Harry Lloyd

Adolf Opálka

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Jan Zelenka

Alena Mihulová

Alena Mihulová

Mrs. Moravec

Marcin Dorociński

Marcin Dorociński

Ladislav Vanék

Bill Milner

Bill Milner

Ata Moravec

Sam Keeley

Sam Keeley

Josef Bublík

Themes & Keywords

assassinationnazigermanyworld war iiprague, czech republicbiographyfemale protagonistthird reich (iii reich 1933-45)operation anthropoidczech historyseriousassassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)lidice massacre

About Anthropoid

Anthropoid is a history, thriller, war film released in 2016 exploring themes of assassination, nazi, germany, world war ii, prague, czech republic, biography. Directed by Sean Ellis, it stars Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon. In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

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