Synopsis
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Otakar VávraDirector
- Miloslav FáberaScreenplay
- Nikolai FigurovskyScreenplay
- Otakar VávraScreenplay
- Zdeněk LiškaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ladislav ChudíkGen. Ludvík Svoboda
- Vladimir SamoylovCast
- Yuriy SolominGenerál Safarenko
- Bohumil PastorekDr. Edvard Beneš
- Martin ŠtěpánekNpor. Otokar Jaroš
- Lev IvanovNáměstek lidového komisaře
- Jiří PleskotDr. Edvard Beneš
- Hannjo HasseReynhard Heydrich
- Vladimír RážIngr
- Josef LangmilerFierlinger
- Ladislav HádlKopecký
- Ivan RyzhovPplk. Biljutin
Stills
Themes
world war iioperation anthropoidczech historyassassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)lidice massacre