Operation: Daybreak

(1976)

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| Film | Colour | Christmas, Drama, History, War | 1h 58min |
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| Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland | Director: Lewis Gilbert

In 1941, Czech patriots kill the hated Nazi Heydrich and are hunted down

Cast

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Timothy Bottoms
Jan Kubis
Martin Shaw
Karel Curda
Joss Ackland
Janák
Nicola Pagett
Anna
Anthony Andrews
Jozef Gabcík
Autographed photo of German actor, Anton Diffring (1)
Reinhard Heydrich
Diana Coupland
Aunt Marie
Carl Duering
Karl Frank
George Sewell
Heinz Pannwitz
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Fleischer
Ray Smith
Hájek
Kim Fortune
Atá
Ronald Radd
Aunt Marie’s Husband
Kika Markham
Curda’s Wife
Philip Madoc
Heydrich’s Interpreter
Cyril Shaps
Father Petrek
Ted Edwards (Nigel Stock) in a scene from It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
General
Vernon Dobtcheff
Pyotr
Frank Gatliff
Surgeon
Jirí Krampol
Adolf Opálka
Jaroslav Drbohlav
Josef Bublík
Vítezslav Jandák
Czech Resistance Member
Aubrey Woods
Servant
Cyril Cross
Radoslav Dubansky
Josef Abrhám
Josef Laufer
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Reviews

(1)

Curiously timed evocation of wartime resistance adventures, too realistic for the squeamish and certainly not very entertaining despite a fair level of professionalism. (Halliwell’s)

Production

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British director Lewis Gilbert wears a checked shirt on set
Lewis Gilbert
Director
Alan Burgess
Writer (novel)
Ronald Harwood
Writer (screenplay by)

Companies

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American Allied Pictures
Production company
Ceskoslovenský Filmexport
Production company
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production company
Howard R. Schuster
Production company
Major Studio Partners
Production company
Columbia-Warner Distributors
Distribution company