The Man with the Iron Heart (film)

The Man with the Iron Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cédric Jimenez
Produced by
  • Benjamin Drouin
  • Alain Goldman
  • Simon Istolainen
Screenplay by
Based on HHhH
by Laurent Binet
Starring
Music by Guillaume Roussel
Cinematography Laurent Tangy
Production
company
Distributed by Mars Films
(France)
Release date
  • 7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) (France)
Running time
 120 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Belgium
Language English
Budget €27.8 million[1]
Box office $2,770,446[2]

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

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 the 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 57% based on 7 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 5.8/10.[9]

See also

Other films on this subject

References

  1. ↑ "Prévisons BO France". www.cine-directors.net.
  2. ↑ "The Man with the Iron Heart". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  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. 1 2 3 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". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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