Anthropoid is a 2016 British-French-Czech historical thriller film directed by Sean Ellis, from a screenplay by Ellis and Anthony Frewin, starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Harry Lloyd, Toby Jones, Charlotte Le Bon and Bill Milner. It tells the story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Exile Czechoslovak soldiers on 27 May 1942.
Anthropoid had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2016. Bleecker Street released the film on 9 September 2016 in the United Kingdom and on 12 August 2016 in the United States.
In March 2015, Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy had been cast in Anthropoid, with Sean Ellis directing a screenplay written by Ellis and Anthony Frewin. In May 2015, LD Entertainment boarded the film, announcing the casting of Charlotte Le Bon.
The principal photography for Anthropoid includes backdrops such as Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge in Prague, the locations where Operation Anthropoid took place. At the premiere screening and later advance screenings, audience members noted that the authentic street scenes were featured in the film.
In July 2015, the first image of Dornan and Murphy was released. In May 2016, Bleecker Street acquired U.S distribution rights to the film. In June 2016, the first trailer was released.
Anthropoid had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2016, as the opening night film. It was released in the United States on 12 August 2016.
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REEL FACE: | REAL FACE: |
![]() Detlef Bothe
Born: July 24, 1965 Birthplace: Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany |
![]() Reinhard Heydrich
Born: March 7, 1904 Birthplace: Halle an der Saale, German Empire Death: June 4, 1942, Prague-Libeň, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia (sepsis after being wounded by explosion) |
![]() Jamie Dornan
Born: May 1, 1982 Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
![]() Jan Kubiš
Born: June 24, 1913 Birthplace: Dolní Vilémovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(mortally wounded in church battle) |
![]() Cillian Murphy
Born: May 25, 1976 Birthplace: Douglas, Cork, Ireland |
![]() Josef Gabčík
Born: April 8, 1912 Birthplace: Poluvsie, Rajecké Teplice, Austria–Hungary Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by gunshot to prevent capture) |
![]() Charlotte Le Bon
Born: September 4, 1986 Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada |
![]() Marie Kovárníková
Born: February 16, 1914 Birthplace:Ohrazenice, Central Bohemia, Austria-Hungary Death: October 24, 1942, Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria (shot) |
![]() Anna Geislerová
Born: April 17, 1976 Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia |
![]() Liběna Fafková
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary Death: October 24, 1942, Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria (shot) |
![]() Toby Jones
Born: September 7, 1967 Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
![]() Jan Zelenka-Hajský
Born: March 3, 1895 Birthplace: Stone Újezd, Austria-Hungary Death: June 17, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by poison to escape capture) |
![]() Marcin Dorocinski
Born: June 22, 1973 Birthplace: Milanówek, Mazowieckie, Poland |
![]() Ladislav Vaněk
Born: June 19, 1906 Birthplace:Olomouc, Moravia, Austria-Hungary Death: October 1993, Prague, Czech Republic |
![]() Václav Neuzil
Born: October 4, 1979 Birthplace: Plzen, Czechoslovakia |
![]() Josef Valčík
Born: November 2, 1914 Birthplace: Valašské Klobouky, Zlín, Austria-Hungary Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by gunshot to prevent capture) |
![]() Harry Lloyd
Born: November 17, 1983 Birthplace: London, England, UK |
![]() Adolf Opálka
Born: January 4, 1915 Birthplace: Rešice, Austria-Hungary Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by gunshot to escape capture) |
![]() Sam Keeley
Birthplace: Offaly, Ireland |
![]() Josef Bublík
Born: February 12, 1920 Birthplace: Bánov, Czechoslovakia Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by gunshot to escape capture) |
![]() Mish Boyko
Birthplace: UK |
![]() Jan Hrubý
Born: March 4, 1915 Birthplace: Austria–Hungary Death: June 18, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by gunshot to prevent capture) |
![]() Alena Mihulová
Born: May 4, 1965 Birthplace: Brno, Czechoslovakia |
![]() Marie Moravcová
Born: August 24, 1898 Birthplace: Prague, Austria-Hungary Death: June 17, 1942, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia(suicide by cyanide capsule to prevent arrest) |
![]() Bill Milner
Born: March 4, 1995 Birthplace: Surrey, England, UK |
![]() Vlastimil “Aťa” Moravec
Born: March 17, 1921 Birthplace: Čerčany, Czechoslovakia Death: October 24, 1942, Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria (executed) |
![]() Jiří Šimek
Born: 1991 Birthplace: Tabor, Slovenia |
![]() Karel Čurda
Born: October 10, 1911 Birthplace: Austria–Hungary Death: April 29, 1947, Prague, Czechoslovakia(hanged for treason) |
![]() Roman Zach
Born: January 1, 1973 Birthplace: Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia |
![]() Vladimír Petřek
Born: June 19, 1908 Birthplace:Olomouc, Moravia, Austria-Hungary Death: September 5, 1942, Kobylisy, Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (executed) |