'Anthropoid' trivia and fun facts

Repeated role

Detlef Bothe reprised his role of Reinhard Heydrich, whom he previously portrayed in 'Lidice' (2011).

Start

Sean Ellis started to develop the project in the early 2000s after seeing a documentary covering the topic of operation Anthropoid.

Priorities

Emily Watson was originally set to play Mrs. Moravcová (eventually played by Alena Mihulová) but dropped out when her father became ill.

The meaning of "anthropoid"

Anthropoid means "resembling a human being in form".

During the Nazi occupation

Petschek Palace was a bank that was converted to Gestapo headquarters during the war. Many people of the Czech resistance were tortured there and today the basement remains a museum to their memory. The torture scene of Ata Moravec was filmed in the same basement room where it actually took place.