Anthropoid

Anthropoid Cover Country Czech Republic France USA Directed by Sean Ellis Release Date 2016 Language Czech English German Studio LD Entertainment Lucky Man Films 22h22 Distributor Bleecker Street Main Cast Character Actor Jozef Gabčík Cillian Murphy Jan Kubiš Jamie Dornan Jan Zelenka-Hajský Toby Jones Lenka Fafková Anna Geislerová Adolf Opálka Harry Lloyd Josef Valčík Václav Neuzil Josef Bublík Sam Keeley Jan Hrubý Mish Boyko Ladislav Vanek Marcin Dorocinski Reinhard Heydrich Detlef Bothe

Anthropoid is a 2016 coproduction war thriller directed by Sean Ellis and based on true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. Two key roles Czechoslovak paratroopers sent to perform this mission from England played by Cillian Murphy as Jozef Gabčík and Jamie Dornan as Jan Kubiš. The topic has already been treated in the Czech film Atentát (1963) and also partly in Sokolovo (1974).

The following weapons were used in the film Anthropoid:

Handguns

Colt 1903 Hammerless Pistol

Czech paratroopers and also several resistance fighters are armed with the Colt 1903 Hammerless Pistol.

Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP

Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) raises the Colt 1903 Hammerless pistol.

Realizing the situation is hopeless, Jan puts the pistol to his head.

Jozef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) loaded his pistol in the crypt.

Closeup of the pistol in the hands of Lenka Fafková (Anna Geislerová).

Josef Valčík (Václav Neuzil) fired his pistol on the street during the atentat.

Adolf Opálka (Harry Lloyd) holds a gun during battle in the church.

Jan Hrubý (Mish Boyko) in the crypt with his pistol in hand.

Frommer Stop

The resistance fighter is seen with the Frommer Stop pistol.

Frommer Stop - .380 ACP

At the left, a resistance fighter is seen with the Frommer Stop pistol pointed.

Walther P38

Walther P38 is used by Heydrich's chauffeur Klein (David Bredin).

Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm

Walther PP

A Walther PP pistol is used by Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe).

The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) or 9x17mm (.380 ACP)

Submachine Guns

Bergmann MP18/I

One of the German soldiers is seen using a Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with a straight magazine well.

Bergmann MP18/I with 20-round box magazine accepting straight mag-well, what the MP18 was originally designed with, and retrofitted with post-WWI - 9x19mm

The soldier to the left uses the MP18.

Close up. Note the fixed rear sights.

MP40

The MP40 was the submachine gun used by some SS soldiers.

MP40 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm

The MP40 seen at the left.

Sten Mk II

Czech paratroopers from England are equipped with Sten Mk II submachine guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Jozef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) pulls a Sten at Reinhard Heydrich in the car.

But the mechanism of a submachine gun fails.

Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) and Josef Bublík (Sam Keeley) during a battle in the church.

Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) uses the Sten Gun.

Josef Bublík (Sam Keeley) also fired his Sten in the combat.

Rifles

Karabiner 98k

The main battle rifle for the German forces is the Karabiner 98k.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm

German soldiers armed with the rifle.

Close up the muzzle.

Shotguns

Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun

One Gestapo officer carries a short-barreled Side by Side Shotgun.

Remington Spartan Sawed Off shotgun - 12 gauge

One Gestapo officer carries a short-barreled Side by Side Shotgun.

Machine Guns

MG34

An MG34 machine gun is used by Nazi gunners in fight with the Czech paratroopers in the church.

MG34 with 50 round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The MG34 is seen loaded.

The MG34 is fired.

The MG34 is fired.

Hand Grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

A Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" is used by SS soldiers during a battle in the church.

A Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The grenade is thrown into a room.

No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade

Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) used for the Heydrich's assassination a modified No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade.

No. 73 MK. 1 Anti-Tank hand grenade "Thermos/Flask".