Operation: Daybreak (1975)

 Operation: Daybreak (1975) cover

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Based on:
Seven Men at Daybreak (book)
Runtime:
1h 58m
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Country of origin:
Czechia
Genre:
Historical Biopics

In 1942, in Czechoslovakia, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich is appointed as the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. The reign of terror and oppression that ensues prompts Allied authorities in London to approve a covert mission aimed at eliminating the man infamous as "The Butcher of Prague." The movie portrays the planning and execution of the operation to assassinate Heydrich, along with the extensive reprisals carried out by the Germans in its aftermath.

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