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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping Wartime Entertainment!, March 7, 2001
This review is from: Operation Daybreak [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Sometimes films that follow a true story often get misinterpreted, and add extra scenes to make the screenplay more watchable, but this film ofters true fact and hardly anything here is not true to the book (Or the documentary for that matter). A truly riveting piece of cinema, vastly underrated by critics at the time of theatrical release, this picture has it all. A Stirring soundtrack (David Henschel) also adds the to the epic tale of the assasination of Heydrich, and the depths to which the German Army go to to catch the infiltraiters in Prague in 1942. Nice acting for Tim Bottoms and his close friend Antony Andrews. We now await a widescreen remastered print on DVD please. But for now, settle for the VHS, as It is too good to miss. The last 15 minutes is cinema tension at it's best. Will they get out of that crypt or won't they?
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Operation Daybreak, September 30, 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Operation Daybreak [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Contrary to what the earlier review says, the film does NOT centre on Heydrich as such, but on the plot for his assassaination, and the various intrigues, stresses and strains involved in secret resistance. It does this VERY well, in a very down-to-earth way. It also is as faithful as possible to the facts, even down to the minutiae of Heydrich's actual behaviour during the attack.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Operation Daybreak, October 24, 2001
This review is from: Operation Daybreak [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is an interesting film. It centers on the activities of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich Protector of Czechoslovakia. It will grab, hold, and retain your interest. The Prague location shots will only add to your appreciation of the story. The actors play their parts well. Scenary and costumes are very accurate. However, I was disappointed in two aspects of the VHS. First, it does not come with closed captions. Second, hardly surprising, the German characters speak German. The problem is that the listener has no idea what they are saying because there are no captions. Leaves you in the dark as to what is going on. The value of the film results from the accurate coverage of Heydrich as the Devil incarnate. Cold blooded, calculating, he is accurately portrayed as ruthless and vain. Once he is assassinated, the search for his killers will have you fully engaged in the film. See it. Well worth the time.
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