The Butcher of Prague

The true story of the Lidice massacre

6.620112h 6mReleased

Drama

History

War

Overview

Czechoslovakia, 1941. As the war continues, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Nazi-occupied Prague and establishes a regime of terror that will force freedom fighters to act. But the price to pay will be too high.

StatusReleased

Release Date2011-06-02

Runtime2h 6m

LanguagesČeskýDeutsch

CountriesCzech RepublicSlovakia

Keywords

based on novel or book

prague, czech republic

based on true story

family relationships

political assassination

commando

boyfriend girlfriend relationship

assassination of reinhard heydrich (1942)

lidice massacre

Videos

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Trailer

Cast & Crew

Karel Roden

as František Šíma

Zuzana Fialová

as Marie Vanková

Zuzana Bydžovská

as Anezka Símová

Roman Luknár

as Vlcek

Marek Adamczyk

as Václav Fiala

Jan Budař

as Safebreaker Petiska

Ondřej Novák

as Karel Šíma

Adam Kubišta

as Eda Síma

Veronika Khek Kubařová

as Anička

Detlef Bothe

as Reinhard Heydrich

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Aug 28, 2015

9/10

The story is based on the massacre in the Czech village of Lidice in central Bohemia. In June 1942, Lidice was exterminated and burnt by Nazis in retaliation for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich. However, Lidice is not a classical war movie, but a psychological drama based on the true story of a man who survived the massacre. …

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