The Man with the Iron Heart (film)
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| Directed by | Cédric Jimenez |
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| Based on | HHhH by Laurent Binet |
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| Cinematography | Laurent Tangy |
| Music by | Guillaume Roussel |
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| Distributed by | Mars Films (France) |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $32 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.4 million[2] |
The Man with the Iron Heart
The film stars Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O'Connell, Jack Reynor, and Mia Wasikowska. It was shot in Prague and Budapest from September 2015 until February 2016.
Plot
After the German Invasion of Poland and World War II breaks out, Heydrich is promoted to Chief of the Reich Security Main Office. His Einsatzgruppen mobile death squads follow the German Army, committing genocide across Eastern Europe. He blackmails General Eduard Wagner into sending the Einzsatzgruppen information to allow them to exterminate Jews and other Untermenschen. In September 1941, Heydrich is appointed Acting Reich Protector of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, declaring that he will turn Prague into a "Jew-free" city. On 22 January 1942, Heydrich chairs the Wannsee Conference, to ensure there is a "Final Solution" for the genocide of Jews. In May 1942, Heydrich is attacked by Czech resistance fighters and dies of his wounds several days later.
Cast
- Jason Clarke as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
- Rosamund Pike as Lina Heydrich
- Stephen Graham as Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler
- Jack O'Connell as Jan Kubiš
- Jack Reynor as Jozef Gabčík
- Mia Wasikowska as Anna Novak
- Gilles Lellouche as Václav Morávek
- Tom Wright as Josef Valčík
- Enzo Cilenti as Adolf Opálka
- Adam Nagaitis as Karel Čurda
- SS-Gruppenführer Heinrich Müller
- Volker Bruch as SS-Obersturmbannführer Walter Schellenberg
- Barry Atsma as SS-Gruppenführer Karl Hermann Frank
- Noah Jupe as Ata Moravec
- David Rintoul as General der Artillerie Eduard Wagner
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Emil Hácha
- Ian Redford as SA-Stabschef Ernst Röhm
- David Horovich as Vizeadmiral Gottfried Hansen
- Oscar Kennedy as Milic Zelenka
Production
The film is based on
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5.83/10.[9]
Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Finally less a two-stories-for-the-price-of-one situation than essentially two films of about an hour each, this is nonetheless a visually impressive Hollywood calling card for Jimenez, who almost manages to overcome the material’s structural weaknesses with impressive directorial verve."[10]
See also
- Operation Anthropoid
Other films on this subject
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
- Hitler's Madman (1943)
- The Silent Village (1943)
- Atentát (1964)
- Operation Daybreak (1975)
- Conspiracy (2001)
- Lidice (2011)
- Anthropoid (2016)
References
- ^ "HHhH (The Man with the Iron Heart) (2017) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ "The Man with the Iron Heart". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "The Man with the Iron Heart". FilmNation Entertainment.
- ^ "THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ a b c Kay, Jeremy (6 May 2015). "Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O'Connell join 'HHHH'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "On the Set for 9/18/15: Rian Johnson Calls Action on Star Wars: Episode 8, Ghostbusters & The Magnificent Seven Wrap". SSN Insider. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "On the Set for 2/5/16: Vin Diesel & Nina Dobrev Start Shooting 'xXx' Sequel, Ben Affleck Wraps Production on 'Live by Night'". SSN Insider. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (28 October 2015). "Nazi-Era Thriller 'HHhH' Lands At Weinstein Company". Deadline. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "'The Man With the Iron Heart' ('HHhH'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 May 2017.