The Lost City of Z is based on the true story of the British explorer Percival Fawcett. The movie is filled with breath taking jungle scenes that certainly make you feel apart of the action. Furthermore, the acting is just as stunning with an all star cast including Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, and… Read More
Genre: History
Percival Fawcett was an Englishman born in 1867. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society and a decorated military officer. Fawcett served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Artillery during World War 1. Fawcett led many successful expeditions in South America and was rewarded the highest honors of the Royal Geographical Society… Read More
The Lost City of Z is the true life drama about Percival Fawcett. Fawcett was a British explorer who discovered evidence of a lost city in the Amazon. As a result, he made it his life mission to document the city. However, it would be nearly a hundred years before it was finally discovered by… Read More
The Man with the Iron Heart, starring Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor, and Mia Wasikowska, is based on a true story. The movie depicts the WW2 Czech resistance fighters that killed Reinhard Heydrich, the SS General and mastermind of the Holocaust. Heydrich was known as the Hangman and the Butcher of Prague… Read More
A team of Czech resistance fighters in Churchill’s army set out to kill the SS General and author of the Holocaust, Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich was known as The Hangman and The Butcher of Prague because of the ruthless tactics by which he ruled. He rose quickly through the ranks of German Naval Intelligence. However, he… Read More
The Man with the Iron Heart is based on the WW2 true story about the Czechoslovakian rebels that killed SS General Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich was the dreaded leader of Prague who also drafted the plans of the infamous final solution. The movie follows the rise of Heydrich through the Nazi ranks and his ruthless tactics… Read More
The cast and crew of Anthropoid are interviewed in depth about their roles in making the film. The movie is closely based on the WW2 operation by the same name. The cast and crew discuss how they became apart of the project and the challenges they faced during production. Above all, they were all deeply… Read More
This in-depth video by ‘Based on a True Story Podcast’ details many of the historical elements behind the Anthropoid movie. There is a detailed biography of Reinhard Heydrich, the target of the mission. This covers his youth, naval career and ascent up the command of the SS as well as the Gestapo. It also explains… Read More
Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy talk about their roles in the film Anthropoid and how they became involved. Both actors were very attracted to Sean Ellis as a director. Furthermore, they also loved his gripping script about the true story of Operation Anthropoid during WW2. Amazingly, Sean Ellis wrote, produced, and directed the movie. The… Read More
Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy talk about how they struggled to accurately portray the true story of Operation Anthropoid. This was the WW2 mission of Czech soldiers who killed the infamous SS General Reinhard Heydrich. Many of the details about this covert mission were lost to the chaos of 1942 enemy occupied Prague. However, the… Read More