
Anthropoid
2016 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · 63% critics
In December 1941, two Czech soldiers parachute into occupied territory to carry out an assassination. Their covert mission to kill a high-ranking Nazi officer sparks fear and escalating consequences as they try to connect with the resistance in Prague.
Also known as Opération anthropoïde
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-08-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,152 votes)
About
If you want a tense WWII story about a high-stakes covert mission and its brutal fallout, Anthropoid may hit the mark, but Not for you if you dislike slow builds or hard-to-understand dialogue; try Operation Daybreak or Enemy at the Gates instead.
Pros: tense WWII mission; authentic Czech settings; stirring performances | Cons: slow early pacing; some hard-to-follow dialogue; mixed remake comparisons
Themes
- assassination
- nazi
- germany
- world war ii
- prague, czech republic
- biography
- female protagonist
- third reich (iii reich 1933-45)
- operation anthropoid
- czech history
- serious
- assassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Czech Lion — Best Film · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion — Best Supporting Actor · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion — Best Editing · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion — Best Director · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion — Best Cinematography · 2017 · nominated
Show all 11 awards →
- Czech Lion Award — Best Costume Design · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion Award — Best Music · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion Award — Best Screenplay · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion Award — Best Sound · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion Award — Best Actor in Leading Role · 2017 · nominated
- Czech Lion Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew

Jamie Dornan
as Jan Kubiš

Cillian Murphy
as Josef Gabčík

Charlotte Le Bon
as Marie Kovárníková

Anna Geislerová
as Lenka Fafková

Harry Lloyd
as Adolf Opálka

Toby Jones
as Jan Zelenka

Alena Mihulová
as Mrs. Moravec

Marcin Dorociński
as Ladislav Vanék

Bill Milner
as Ata Moravec

Sam Keeley
as Josef Bublík
Directed by Sean Ellis