Operation: Daybreak

Name: Operation: Daybreak
Genre: Action, War
Released: 1975-11-01
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett, Anthony Andrews

1975·Movie·PG·118 min·★ 6.9(49)

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“It was a hit and run operation with no place to run”

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

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About Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak is a 1975 English-language action and war film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The cast is led by Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube Free.

Operation: Daybreak was produced by Vista, Howard R. Schuster, and American Allied Pictures and made in Belgium and Czechoslovakia. It was released on November 1, 1975, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Writers: Ronald Harwood
Release date: November 1, 1975
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Belgium, Czechoslovakia
Production: Vista, Howard R. Schuster, American Allied Pictures

#world war ii#prague, czech republic#1940s#thoughtful#czech history#dramatic#assassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)#lidice massacre#empathetic

Operation: Daybreak cast & crew

Operation: Daybreak was directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Ronald Harwood.

The cast features Timothy Bottoms as Jan Kubis, Martin Shaw as Karel Curda, Joss Ackland as Janák, Nicola Pagett as Anna, Anthony Andrews as Jozef Gabcík, and Anton Diffring as Reinhard Heydrich.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by David Hentschel and it was produced by Carter DeHaven.

Is Operation: Daybreak worth watching?

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action and war, Operation: Daybreak is worth a place on your watchlist.

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