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Atentát

File:Atentát-movie poster.jpg

Cinema poster

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Directed by	Jirí Sequens
Release Date	1964
Language	Czech German English
Studio	Filmové studio Barrandov

Main Cast
Character	Actor
1st Lt. Král	Radoslav Brzobohatý
1st Lt. Sedlák	Ludek Munzar
Sgt. Ota Strnad	Rudolf Jelínek
Sgt. Tousek	Jirí Kodet
Sgt. Vyskocil	Ladislav Mrkvicka
Sgt. Vrbas	Josef Vinklár
The gamekeeper	Oldrich Lukes
SS-Sturmbannführer Görke	Gerhard Rachold
Commissioner Sleicher	Oldrich Velen
Col. Moravec	Jirí Vrstala

The Assassination (Original Czech title: Atentát) is a 1964 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jirí Sequens. The story depicts the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. This is considered a cult classic film for those interested in war history.

The following weapons were used in the film The Assassination (Atentát):

Pistols

CZ 38

Czechoslovak paratroopers and their British instructors mostly use CZ 38 pistols.

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-[[Image:Atentát-movie_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Atentát (1964)]]
+{{Infobox Movie
+|name = Atentát
+|picture = Atentát-movie_poster.jpg
+|caption = ''Cinema poster''
+|country = [[File:Czech-republic-flag.jpg|25px]] Czechoslovakia
+|director = [[Jirí Sequens]]
+|date= 1964
+|language = Czech<br>German<br>English
+|studio=Filmové studio Barrandov
+|distributor=
+|character1=1st Lt. Král
+|actor1=[[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]
+|character2=1st Lt. Sedlák
+|actor2=[[Ludek Munzar]]
+|character3=Sgt. Ota Strnad
+|actor3=[[Rudolf Jelínek]]
+|character4=Sgt. Tousek
+|actor4=[[Jirí Kodet]]
+|character5=Sgt. Vyskocil
+|actor5=[[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]
+|character6=Sgt. Vrbas
+|actor6=[[Josef Vinklár]]
+|character7=The gamekeeper
+|actor7=[[Oldrich Lukes]]
+|character8=SS-Sturmbannführer Görke
+|actor8=[[Gerhard Rachold]]
+|character9=Commissioner Sleicher
+|actor9=[[Oldrich Velen]]
+|character10=Col. Moravec
+|actor10=[[Jirí Vrstala]]
+}}
-'''Atentát''' (English: ''The Assassination'') is a Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jiří Sequens from 1964. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.
+'''''The Assassination''''' (Original Czech title: ''Atentát'') is a 1964 Czech black-and-white war drama directed by [[Jirí Sequens]]. The story depicts the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. This is considered a cult classic film for those interested in war history.
-'''The following guns were used in the 1964 Czechoslovak film ''[[Atentát]]'':'''
+{{Film Title}}
 __TOC__<br clear=all>
-== Pistols ==
+= Pistols =
-=== CZ 38 ===
+== CZ 38 ==
-Czechoslovak paratroopers use the [[CZ 38]] pistols as their service weapon.
+Czechoslovak paratroopers and their British instructors mostly use [[CZ 38]] pistols.
 [[Image:CZ_38_1780.jpg|thumb|none|300px|9×17mm Browning Short]]
-[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) prevents gallery of the church with a gun.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]).]]
-[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) had "the last round" for himself.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[Image:Jirí_Kodet-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Tousek ([[Jirí Kodet]]) with pistol CZ 38 to defend the entrance the crypt of the church.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
-[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-CZ_38_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) give to his friend the CZ 38 pistol.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Tousek ([[Jirí Kodet]]).]]
+[[Image:Atentat-005.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]
+[[Image:Atentat-006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Scotish Special Operations Executive instructor.]]
-=== Walther P38 ===
+== SACM M1935A ==
-The paratroopers had also a trophy [[Walther P38]] pistol.
+Sgt. Ota Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) also owns a [[French_M1935_Pistols#SACM_M1935A|SACM M1935A]] pistol.
+[[Image:SACM-M1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]]
+[[Image:Atentat-007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Atentat-008.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+== Walther P38 ==
+Some Gestapo men carry a [[Walther P38]] pistol. Czech paratroopers also capture this gun.
 [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Walther_P38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) with Walther P38.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-011.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the Gestapo men holds a [[Walther P38]] in his hand.]]
-[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-Walther_38.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) decided to use a Walther P38 for his "last shot".]]
+[[Image:Atentat-009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Ota Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]).]]
+[[Image:Atentat-010.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]).]]
-=== Luger P08 ===
+== Luger P08 ==
-Army officers and members of the Gestapo used the [[Luger P08]] as a service weapon.
+Most SS, SD, and Gestapo officers in 1942 are equipped with [[Luger P08]] pistols.
 [[Image:LugerP08Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Oldrich_Velen-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Gestapo man Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]) at the resistance fighters lurking in the apartment with a [[Luger P08]] pistol.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-012.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gestapo Commissioner Sleicher ([[Oldrich Velen]]) with his sidearm in hand.]]
-[[Image:Germans-atnt-Luger_P08.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|]]
+[[Image:Atentat-013.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|An SS officer pulls a [[Luger P08]] in the church.]]
-[[Image:German-atnt-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:Atentat-014.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An SD officer holds a [[Luger P08]] as he examines a map of the crypt.]]
-=== SACM M1935A ===
+= Submachine Guns =
-[[Image:SACM-M1935A.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue]]
-[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-CZ_27_pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) puts his personal weapon, a [[French_M1935_Pistols#SACM_M1935A|SACM M1935A]] pistol, on the table.]]
+== Sten ==
+The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers from Great Britain is the [[Sten]] submachine gun.
+[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Atentat-015.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vrbas ([[Josef Vinklár]]) marches with a Sten at jump school.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-016.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskocil's ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-017.jpg|thumb|none|600px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) watches from the church with a slung Sten gun.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) fires on the Germans from the church gallery.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-019.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Toušek ([[Jirí Kodet]]) fires at an SS trooper descending into the church crypt.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-020.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender.]]
-== Submachine guns ==
+== MP40 ==
+Some SS soldiers are armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns.
-=== Sten ===
+[[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
-The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were [[Sten]] submachine guns.
+[[Image:Atentat-021.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-[[File:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Josef_Vinklár-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Vrbas (Josef Vinklář) marches with a Sten in the training center of parachutists.]]
-[[Image:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Sten gun in the hands of Sgt. Vyskocil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) failed at the wrong moment.]]
-[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) to watch from the church with a Sten submachine gun on his shoulder.]]
-[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) fired on the Germans from the gallery of the church.]]
-[[Image:Jirí_Kodet-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Toušek ([[Jirí Kodet]]) fire at an SS man who tried to descend to the crypt of the church.]]
-[[Image:Ladislav_Mrkvicka-Sten.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sgt. Vyskočil ([[Ladislav Mrkvicka]]) cries from the crypt: "Never we give up!".]]
-=== MP40 ===
+= Rifles =
-SS soldiers were armed with [[MP40]] submachine guns.
-[[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|350px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:Germans-atnt-MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|]]
-== Rifles ==
+== Karabiner 98k ==
+Most German soldiers are armed with [[Karabiner 98k]] rifles.
+[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
+[[Image:Atentat-022.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]
-=== VZ-24 Czech Mauser ===
+== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun==
-Czechoslovak army soldiers used [[VZ-24 Czech Mauser]] rifle.
+A gamekeeper ([[Oldrich Lukes]]) carries a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|12 Gauge Double Barreled]] shotgun.
-[[Image:Czech_vz._24.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg‎|thumb|450px|none|L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge.]]
-[[Image:Radoslav_Brzobohatý-vz24_rifle.jpg‎ |thumb|500px|none|1st Lt. Král ([[Radoslav Brzobohatý]]) during training in Scotland.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-023.jpg‎|thumb|600px|none|]]
-=== Karabiner 98k ===
+= Machine guns =
-The basic equipment was a for German soldier also [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle.
-[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm]]
-[[Image:Germans-atnt-K98k.jpg‎|thumb|500px|none|]]
-== Machine guns ==
+== MG34 ==
+Germans deploy an [[MG34]] machine gun against the trapped paratroopers.
+[[Image:Mg34hb.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
+[[Image:Atentat-024.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-=== MG34 ===
+== MG42 ==
-Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the [[MG34]] machine gun.
+An [[MG42]] is seen briefly before becoming an MG34 in a continuity error. The appearance of an MG42 is likely anachronistic as the MG42 was only recently adopted for use at the time of Operation Anthropoid.
-[[Image:mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
+[[Image:MG42Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MG42 with bipod extended - 7.92mm Mauser]]
-[[Image:MG34-change-atnt.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
+[[Image:Atentat-025.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-=== MG42 ===
+= Hand grenades =
-The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared [[MG42]], that was then swapped for the [[MG34]].
-[[Image:MG42.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|MG42 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum]]
-[[Image:Germans-atnt-MG42.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-== Hand grenades ==
+== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
+[[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]s are thrown on defenders by the SS men during the fight in the church.
+[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve.]]
+[[Image:Atentat-026.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
-=== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ===
+== Training Grenade ==
-The SS men were completely equipped with a [[Model 24 Stielhandgranate]].
+The Czechoslovakian troops use dummy grenades while training in Scotland
-[[Image:24-43_grenade.jpg‎|thumb|none|200px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate]]
+[[Image:Atentat-027.jpg|thumb|none|600px|none|]]
-[[Image:German-atnt-Model_24_grenade.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|]]
-=== Mills bomb ===
+= Trivia =
-[[Image:Mills_Bomb_SGM-1.jpg‎|thumb|none|150px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
+==8.8 cm Pak 43/41==
-[[Image:Rudolf_Jelínek-Mills_bomb.jpg|thumb|none|500px|none|Stg. Strnad ([[Rudolf Jelínek]]) demonstrates that the instructor a paratroopers training how can wield the hand grenade.]]
+Before the church stands a [[8.8 cm Pak 43|8.8 cm Pak 43/41]] cannon.
+[[Image:8.8 cm PaK 43 41.jpg|thumb|none|400px|8.8 cm Pak 43/41 anti-tank gun on Rhienmetall split-trail mount - 88x822mm R]]
+[[Image:Atentat-028.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-== Trivia ==
+== 122mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30) ==
+A halftrack drags a [[122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)]].
+[[Image:Howitzer_M1938.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer]]
+[[Image:Atentat-029.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
-=== 10,5 cm Flak 38 ===
+==10.5 cm Flak 38==
-Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm [[FlaK 38]].
+The [[10.5 cm Flak 38]]. Planes with paratroopers and night bombers come under under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38s.
 [[Image:35_airm_flak_10-5cm-002.jpg|thumb|none|300px|A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun]]
-[[Image:Germans-flak38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+[[Image:Atentat-030.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Assassination (Atentát), The}}
 [[Category:Movie]]
+[[Category:B&W]]
 [[Category:War]]
-[[Category:B&W]]
+[[Category:Jirí Sequens]]
 [[Category:Czech Produced/Filmed]]

The Assassination (Atentát): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:48, 29 July 2023

Pistols

CZ 38

SACM M1935A

Walther P38

Luger P08

Submachine Guns

Sten

MP40

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

Machine guns

MG34

MG42

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Training Grenade

Trivia

8.8 cm Pak 43/41

122mm Howitzer M1938 (M-30)

10.5 cm Flak 38

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