OPERATION DAYBREAK [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1975
• Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
• Plot: The mission: Assassinate SS Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich, the diabolical murderer William L. Shirer called 'the genius of the Final Solution.' Directed by Lewis Gilbert (The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker), written by The Pianist Academy Award winner Ronald Harwood and filmed where the real event occurred, this taut thriller stars Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Andrews and Nicola Pagett as brave Czechs who defy their German invaders. You'll see the abortive first assassination attempt and the flawed yet successful second. You'll witness furious Nazi reprisals, including the annihilation of Lidice. And you'll marvel at the bold last stand of seven patriots. Throughout, you'll know these seven were real people in a real time. Ordinary people by everyday standards. Heroes by every other measure.
• Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett, Anthony Andrews, Anton Diffring, Carl Duering, Cyril Shaps, Diana Coupland, Ronald Radd, Kim Fortune, Pavla Matéjuvská, Ray Smith, George Sewell, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Kika Markham, Philip Madoc, Nigel Stock, Vernon Dobtcheff, Frank Gatliff, Radoslav Dubansky, Vítezslav Jandák, John Abineri, Keith James, Gertan Klauber, Jan Kuzelka, William Lucas, Neil McCarthy, Jan Pohan, Zdenek Srstka, Lewis Gilbert, Alan Burgess, Ronald Harwood
• Director: Lewis Gilbert
• Runtime: 1:59
• Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Brothers Archive Collection
• Media Format: Movie