The Man with the Iron Heart (film)

The Man with the Iron Heart[3][4] (released as HHhH in France and Killing Heydrich in Canada) is a 2017 English-language French-Belgian biographical action-thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez and written by David Farr, Audrey Diwan, and Jimenez. It is based on French writer Laurent Binet's 2010 novel HHhH, and focuses on Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague during World War II.

"Killing Heydrich" redirects here. For the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, see Operation Anthropoid.
The Man with the Iron Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCédric Jimenez
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based onHHhH
by Laurent Binet
Starring
Music byGuillaume Roussel
CinematographyLaurent Tangy
Production
company
Distributed byMars Films (France)
Release date
  • 7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million [1]
Box office$4.4 million [2]

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.

Cast

Production

The film is based on Laurent Binet's novel HHhH about Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.[5] The title is an acronym for Himmlers Hirn heißt Heydrich ("Himmler's brain is called Heydrich"), a quip about Heydrich said to have circulated in Nazi Germany. Cédric Jimenez directed the film based on the script he co-wrote with David Farr and Audrey Diwan, which was financed by Légende Films, Adama Pictures, Echo Lake Entertainment and FilmNation Entertainment. Alain Goldman and Simon Istolainen produced the film.[5] On 28 October 2015, The Weinstein Company came on board to handle the United States distribution rights to the film.[6]

Principal photography on the film began on 14 September 2015 in Prague and Budapest, which ended on 1 February 2016.[5][7][8]

Reception

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

Other films on this subject

References
  1. "HHhH (The Man with the Iron Heart) (2017) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. "The Man with the Iron Heart". Box Office Mojo.
  3. "The Man with the Iron Heart". FilmNation Entertainment.
  4. "THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
  5. Kay, Jeremy (6 May 2015). "Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O'Connell join 'HHHH'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. Hipes, Patrick (28 October 2015). "Nazi-Era Thriller 'HHhH' Lands At Weinstein Company". Deadline. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  10. "'The Man With the Iron Heart' ('HHhH'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
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