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Anthropoid
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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.
Frommer Stop
The resistance fighter is seen with the Frommer Stop pistol.
Walther P38
Walther P38 is used by Heydrich's chauffeur Klein (David Bredin).
Walther PP
A Walther PP pistol is used by Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe).
Submachine Guns
Bergmann MP18/I
One of the German soldiers is seen using a Bergmann MP18 submachine gun with a straight magazine well.
MP40
The MP40 was the submachine gun used by some SS soldiers.
Sten Mk II
Czech paratroopers from England are equipped with Sten Mk II submachine guns.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
The main battle rifle for the German forces is the Karabiner 98k.
Shotguns
Short barreled Side by Side Shotgun
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.
Hand Grenades
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
A Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" is used by SS soldiers during a battle in the church.
No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade
Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) used for the Heydrich's assassination a modified No. 73 Mk. I hand grenade.
