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Holistic Guidance - Operation Daybreak
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $14.99
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett, Anthony Andrews
Directed By: Lewis Gilbert (II)
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303082639
Format: Color
ISBN: 0790721848
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1995-05-24
Running Time: 102
Studio: Warner Home Video
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During World War 2 a squad of Czech expatriates are parachuted into Czechoslovakia in order to assassinate the German governor Reinhard Heydrich. Operation Daybreak, based on a true story, details the preparations, execution, and aftermath of this operation.
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Summary: VHS Recording - Operation daybreak
Comment: A hard to find title. However Amazon were up to the challenge. The item was fairly priced, professionally packaged, quite undamaged, and delivery was timely and without complication.
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Summary: Heart-wrenching but true WWII story of heroism
Comment: The movie is mostly historically accurate and filmed on location in Prague. Although made in the early 1970's, there are no tell-tale seventie's style cinematic or fashion faux pas. It looks like 1941 throughout. It is yet another story of loyalty and bravery coming out of the war years that will forever leave an impression upon your soul. I had a chance to visit Prague, just two weeks after first viewing the film, as well as the church and crypt where much of the action in the film takes place, and it is exactly as depicted in the movie. In fact I am certain that the movie makers were allowed access to the crypt and the church when filming. The film is well-directed and acted, a real gem, worth your time and effort.
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Summary: Underrated WWII Film
Comment: This is one of my favorite WWII films, not least because it's based on true events. One of the reviewers here mentioned that they should have provided subtitles when the Germans were speaking. I agree wholeheartedly and I can't imagine why they didn't. But at least the Germans speak German (though the Czechs speak English). It would be helpful to know what the Germans were saying but it doesn't seem to be all that necessary. I'm also looking forward to the DVD edition, though since this film didn't get wide release (as I recall) I wonder if they will even bother to produce a DVD edition. It will be a shame, however, if they don't.
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Summary: Effective recreation of heroism in occupied WWII Europe
Comment: Simply suberb dramatization of the events surrounding the assassination of much feared Nazi SS-Obergruppenfhrer and Acting Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich in May 1942. The raid was carried out by Czech resistance fighters, trained by the Britsh Army, who parachuted back into Czechoslovakia, and were further assisted by undercover members of local Czech resistance networks.
A strong cast of predominantly English actors, with the exception of American Timothy Bottoms as the Czech commando Jan Kubis, and German Anton Diffring as the ice cold, emotionless Reinhard Heydrich all contribute intelligent and believable performances. The film is based on the best selling book "Seven Men at Daybreak" by Alan Burgess, and directed by UK director Lewis Gilbert who had previously demonstrated his flair for directing solid WWII drama with films such as "Sink the Bismarck" and "Carve Her Name With Pride". ( Gilbert was also a key director of three of the James Bond series of films ) Although the film was obviously made on a modest budget, it in no way detracts from the strength of the story and the manner in which the actors effectively recreate the atmosphere of fear and terror that the Nazi's brought to occupied countries.
The film's final half hour is particulary moving and heart breaking as the Czech commando's realise they have been betrayed and the hordes of Nazi soldiers close in on their hiding place in the crypt of an old church. My only small gripe about the film, is that in several sequences there is German being spoken by the actors ( most notably by Anton Diffring ), however no subtitles are provided for the audience ?
Definitely, a lesser known "sleeper" amongst WWII movies, "Operation Daybreak" is well worth seeking out for fans of intense, character driven drama.
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Summary: Pretty close the the original story
Comment: This a gripping tale of the assassination of Heydrich. The only problem is that there are no subtitles for the German being spoken so those who are new to the movie will miss some vital lines. One of the main faults with the accuracy has to do with the convoy that Heydrich had in the movie. He was so vain and self-assured that he never used guards or a convoy. He believed that his Czech's would never do anything against him. In the end his cockiness killed him. This movie deserves to be made into a DVD as the characters are gripping and tragic, and the story well worth the telling.
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