Director Sean Ellis Cast Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon Country Czech Republic, UK, France Released 2016
01 In the beginning, Jozef Gabčík (played by Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubiš (played by Jamie Dornan) parachute into their occupied homeland, Czechoslovakia. Just like the film, the Luftwaffe knew that they had parachuted in and sent units to look for them.
02 Just like on screen, members of the Czech resistance really did oppose the plot to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, fearing German retaliation in Czechoslovakia. In real life, member Ladislav Vaněk turned in his fellow resistance members.
03 Jozef’s gun really did fail as he went to shoot Heydrich, forcing Jan to throw a bomb towards Heydrich’s car. Although it exploded, they didn’t realise that Heydrich was critically injured in the…