his father would be killed if he did not reveal information. This is not shown in the film. In the film, Sergeant Karel Curda's betrayal made him appear as a "treacherous weakling", though in reality his confession came after an order by Hitler for the execution of 30,000 political Czech prisoners of war. The finale shows Kubiš and Gabčík sacrificing each other in a flooded crypt, yet in reality, Kubiš was found unconscious in the church by the Nazis and taken to hospital upon where he was declared dead within twenty minutes. Other reports from the time suggested that the Gestapo claimed the paratroopers were captured while hiding and were immediately executed. See also Dramatic portrayals of Reinhard Heydrich References Citations Sources External links Operation Daybreak at the TCM Movie Database 1975 films 1975 war films Films directed by Lewis Gilbert Films about Operation Anthropoid Warner Bros. films Films shot in the Czech Republic Czech war films American war drama films English-language Czech films Films with screenplays by Ronald Harwood Czech World War II films American World War II films Czechoslovak World War II films 1970s American films