Resistance has a code name
In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.
Anthropoid (2016) is a history, thriller and war film directed by Sean Ellis, released on August 12, 2016 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon and Anna Geislerová. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 1,193 ratings.
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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
Jiří Šimek
as Karel Curda
Mish Boyko
as Jan Hrubý
Directed by Sean Ellis, written by Anthony Frewin and Sean Ellis, produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Sean Ellis.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 1,193 ratings.
**Assassinating the nazi general was their mission, but it initiated the resistance.** Honestly, I thought it was some science fiction film. The title sounded like one, so I had to google for its definition. This is an assassination theme, that sets in the early 40s in the Czechoslovakia. The early days of the world war two, where the exile soldiers were sent to eliminate the nazi general Reinhard Heydrich, who was…
Reviewed on December 4, 2016
This is a competent remake of the 1975 "Operation Daybreak" film that tells the story of the assassination of Hitler's Czech leader Reinhard Heydrich. It's fair to say that this man was a pretty ghastly individual, behind much of the Nazi's policies of extermination and answerable only to Himmler and the Führer in the grand scheme of things. "Kubis" (Jamie Dornan) and "Gabcik" (Cillian Murphy) have been sent by the…
Reviewed on August 11, 2024
**_Riveting and sad Czechian tale of WW2_** This tells the true story of London sending Czech-born commandos (Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan) to Prague in late 1941 on a mission to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich the following May. He ranked in the top three or four leaders of Hitler’s SS and was infamously known as "The butcher of Prague,” not to mention he one of the principal architects of the…
Reviewed on February 24, 2026
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The main cast of Anthropoid (2016) includes Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerová and Harry Lloyd. The film was directed by Sean Ellis. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Anthropoid was released on August 12, 2016 and runs for 2h.
Anthropoid (2016) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 1,193 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy history, thriller and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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