---
title: "Assassination"
year: 1965
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/assassination-1965"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 136446
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 104
community_rating: 7.5
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Assassination (1965) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/assassination-1965

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Assassination is a film first released in 1965. Catalogued under War, Drama, History. Produced and broadcast by Filmové studio Barrandov. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Czech resistance paratroopers are sent on a dangerous mission to eliminate Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich."

### Why Watch
- follows a high-stakes historical assassination mission
- features gripping wartime drama and resistance plotting

### Caveats & Content Note
- triggers harsh Nazi reprisals and a brutal manhunt
- involves tragic historical events
- Tone & Suitability: The film depicts wartime violence, brutal rule, and harsh Nazi reprisals.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: war, drama, historical, tense

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Jiří Sequens
- **Networks / Studios**: Filmové studio Barrandov

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Radoslav Brzobohatý** as *1st Lt. Král*
- **Rudolf Jelínek**
- **Ladislav Mrkvička**
- **Luděk Munzar** as *1st Lt . Sedlák*
- **Josef Vinklář**
- **Siegfried Loyda**
- **Harry Studt**
- **Wolf Goette**
- **Gerhard Rachold**
- **Harald Halgardt**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film is set in autumn 1941 and spring 1942.

### Q: Who is the target of the mission?
The target is Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich.

### Q: Who sends the paratroopers?
The government-in-exile sends the trained paratroopers.

### Q: Who leads the paratroopers?
The paratroopers are led by Lt. Král.

### Q: Where does the ambush take place?
The ambush takes place in Prague's Libeň district.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Assassination — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/136446)
- [Assassination (1964 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_(1964_film))
- [Assassination - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination)
- [Assassination (1987) - IMDb](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0092585/)
- [Assassination - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination)
- [Assassination (1967) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/170519-assassination/prehled/)

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